The American Library Association says libraries faced the highest number of book challenges since they started tracking in 2000.
Book banning is not new — in the U.S. alone the practice goes back to Puritan times, when Thomas Morton's bookBut the American Library Association said Monday that this year there have been more challenges to books than they have seen since they started tracking it in 2000.
In a press release, ALA President Patricia Wong said:"We support individual parents' choices concerning their child's reading and believe that parents should not have those choices dictated by others. Young people need to have access to a variety of books from which they can learn about different perspectives."
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