Ala Banned Books 2024. The event is supported by a coalition of organizations dedicated to free expression, including american booksellers for free expression, american library association,. April 10, 2024 ala office for intellectual freedom staff banned and challenged books, general interest, unite against book bans.

Ala documented 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship in 2023—a 65% surge over 2022 numbers—as well as 1,247 demands to censor library books, materials, and. 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.