A report showed that 2022 saw a record number of requests to ban books at U.S. public schools.

<div class="block">A report showed that 2022 saw a record number of requests to ban books at U.S. public schools.</div>

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Report: Record Number of Book Ban Requests in 2022

According to new information from the American Library Association. 2022 saw a record number of requests to ban books at us. Public schools data shows there were 1050 requests to censor library books at 70% increase over the previous year. The director of the Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom said, what we are seeing now is organized, political advocacy groups go to school boards with an agenda with a long list of books they want banned because those books don't fit their political, moral or religious agenda.