While it may not be driving headlines, book banning isn’t fading in America — it’s evolving. It might surprise you to learn that in 2025, the American Library Association documented the second highest level of book censorship attempts ever, and a record share of challenges are now resulting in books actually being pulled from shelves or restricted. Want to know what’s really happening in our libraries and who’s targeting books now?
As the 2026–2027 school year gets underway, join Betsy Gomez of the American Library Association to understand the current landscape of censorship in America, learn to recognize these trends in your own community, and find out how you can push back
Censorship 2.0: The Latest Trends in Book Banning
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
4:30 pm PT | 5:30 pm MT | 6:30 pm CT | 7:30 pm ET
