Banned Books Week 2024 Graphic Organizer. Book bans are on the rise in classrooms and libraries across the country. The american library association has released preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries during the first.

Banned books week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. Book bans are on the rise in classrooms and libraries across the country.