Here's a press release from the ALA on the recent increase in book challenges: https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/09/ala-releases-preliminary-data-20

Here's a press release from the ALA on the recent increase in book challenges: https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/09/ala-releases-preliminary-data-2022-book-bans https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/09/ala-releases... > Between January 1 and August 31, 2022, ALA documented 681 attempts to ban or restrict library resources, and 1,651 unique titles were targeted. In 2021, ALA reported 729 attempts to censor library resources, targeting 1,597 books, which represented the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling these lists more than 20 years ago.