What Book Bans Are Doing to School Library Purchases (Education Week)

EDUCATION WEEK – As books are banned and challenged across the country, they might have a much larger impact than the removal of a few titles: They may be changing the makeup of entire school libraries, due to the chilling effect they create.

Research published by Kirsten Slungaard Mumma in 2022 analyzed hundreds of titles from more than 6,600 public school libraries across the country.