,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #hch  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4
 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 
,re$1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,express+ conc]n ab\t !   
spread+ problem ( book bann+ & !        
prolif]ation ( ?reats to fre$om (       
expression 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas ! 
,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates protects fre$om ( spee* & 
! fre$om to read & write2 ,:]eas article
 #ai ( ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human 
,rights /ates t ev]yone has ! "r to     
fre$om ( op9ion & expression2 ?is "r    
includes fre$om to hold op9ions )\t     
int]f]5ce & to seek1 receive & imp>t    
in=mation & ideas ?r\gh any m$ia &      
reg>dless ( fronti]s2 ,:]eas ,,p5       
,am]ica has id5tifi$ m ?an #a1fjj unique

 books by #a1bfa diff]5t au?ors1 #bij   
illu/rators1 & #ah translators t h be5  
bann$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates dur+ !          
#bjba-bjbb s*ool ye>2 ,:]eas an increas+
 numb] ( books bans h dep>t$ f be/      
practice guidel9es outl9$ by ! ,national
 ,coalition ,aga9/ ,c5sor%ip1 !         
,national ,c\ncil ( ,tea*]s ( ,engli%1 &
 ! ,am]ican ,libr>y ,association =      
respond+ to dem&s to c5sor books2 ,:]eas
 ! %>+ ( all ideas & ! fre$om to read   
are ess5tial to a /rong democracy2      
,:]eas books d n require read]s to agree
 ) topics or !mes b in/ead all[ read]s  
to explore & engage ) diff]+ p]spectives
 to =m & in=m _! own views2 ,:]eas      
suppress+ ! fre$om to read & d5y+ access
 to lit]ature1 hi/ory1 & k are inh]5tly 
illib]al & anti-democratic tactics us$  
by au?orit>ian regimes aga9/ _! p2      
,:]eas book bans (t5 seek to impose     
re/rictions on all /ud5ts & families    
bas$ on ! political1 ideological1 or    
cultural pref]5ces ( ! individuals call+
 = book bans2 ,:]eas book bans h        

multifacet$1 h>mful consequ5ces on--    
7#a7 /ud5ts1 :o h a "r to access a      
div]se range ( /ories & p]spectives1    
includ+ /ud5ts f hi/orically m>g9aliz$  
backgr\nds ^: communities are (t5 are   
und]repres5t$ 9 lit]ature2  7#b7        
educators & libr>ians1 :o are op]at+ 9  
"s ,/ates 9 an increas+ly punitive &    
surveillance-ori5t$ environm5t ) a *ill+
 effect on tea*+ & le>n+2  7#c7 au?ors  
^: works are t>get$2 &  7#d7 p>5ts :o   
want /ud5ts to att5d public s*ools t    
rema9 op5 to curiosity1 discov]y1 & !   
fre$om to read2 ,:]eas classic &        
aw>d-w9n+ lit]ature & books t h be5 "p (
 s*ool curricula = decades h be5        
*all5g$1 remov$ f libr>ies p5d+ review1 
or outright bann$ f s*ools1 includ+--   
7#a7 ,brave ,new ,_w by ,ald\s ,huxley2 
7#b7 ,! ,h&maid's ,tale by ,m>g>et      
,atwood2  7#c7 ,anne ,frank's ,di>y3 ,! 
,graphic ,adaptation1 adapt$ by ,ari    
,folman2  7#d7 ,_! ,eyes ,7 ,wat*+ ,god 
by ,zora ,neal ,hur/on2  7#e7 ,to ,kill 
a ,mock+bird by ,h>p] ,lee2 &  7#f7     

,adv5tures ( ,huckleb]ry ,f9n by ,m>k   
,twa92 ,:]eas books face a height5$ risk
 ( be+ bann$1 p>ticul>ly :5 writt5 by & 
ab\t outsid]s1 newcom]s1 & individuals f
 m>g9aliz$ backgr\nds2 ,:]eas #fgd books
 ref]r+ to ,,lgbtq !mes or ) ,,lgbtq    
*>act]s1 includ+ books t recognize !    
equal humanity & dignity ( all          
individuals despite diff]5ces1 h be5    
bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ?is ye>1 includ+-- 7#a7          
,families1 ,families1 ,families6 by     
,suzanne ,lang2 &  7#b7 ,all ,are       
,welcome by ,alex&ria ,p5fold2 ,:]eas   
#fei books1 bo? fiction & nonfiction1 ) 
protagoni/s ( color or prom95t second>y 
*>act]s ( color h be5 bann$ or o!rwise  
re/rict$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?is ye>1     
includ+-- 7#a7 ,ruby ,bridges ,goes to  
,s*ool3 ,my ,true ,/ory by ,ruby        
,bridges2  7#b7 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr4 & 
! ,m>* on ,wa%+ton by ,francis ,e4      
,ruff92  7#c7 ,?ank ,y1 ,jackie ,rob9son
 by ,b>b>a ,coh52  7#d7 ,malala3 ,a ,h]o
 ,= ,all by ,%ana ,corey2  7#e7 ,fry    

,bread3 ,a ,native ,am]ican ,family     
,/ory by ,kev9 ,noble ,maill>d2  7#f7   
,hair ,love by ,mat!w ,a4 ,*]ry2  7#g7  
,good ,tr\ble3 ,lessons ,f ! ,civil     
,rights ,playbook by ,*ri/oph] ,noxon2 &
  7#h7 ,we ,are ,all ,born ,free3 ,!    
,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights 9
 ,pictures2 ,:]eas ! ,comic ,book ,legal
 ,def5se ,fund has report$ a dramatic   
surge 9 *all5ges at libr>ies & s*ools to
 ! inclusion ( graphic novels t depict !
 vital div]sity ( civic life 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ! pa9ful hi/orical realities ( 
! human exp]i5ce1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,new   
,kid by ,j]ry ,craft2  7#b7 ,drama by   
,ra9a ,telgemei]2  7#c7 ,am]ican ,born  
,*9ese by ,g5e ,lu5 ,yang2 &  7#d7 ,maus
 by ,art ,spiegelman2 ,:]eas books      
address+ dea?1 grief1 m5tal illness1 &  
suicide are t>get$ alongside nonfiction 
books t discuss feel+s & emotions writt5
 = te5age & "y adult audi5ces t         
frequ5tly confront ^! topics2 ,:]eas !  
,secret>y ( ,education ( ,oklahoma is   
seek+ to revoke ! tea*+ c]tificate ( an 

educator :o m]ely provid$ to h] /ud5ts a
 l9k to ! ,books ,unbann$ initiative ( !
 ,brooklyn ,public ,libr>y1 :i* provides
 "y p across ! c\ntry access to books t 
may be bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9      
s*ools2 ,:]eas1 dur+ congressional he>+s
 on ,april #g1 #bjbb1 & ,may #ai1 #bjbb1
 /ud5ts1 p>5ts1 tea*]s1 libr>ians1 &    
s*ool adm9i/rators te/ifi$ to ! *ill+ & 
fe>-induc+ effects t book bans h on     
education & ! s*ool environm5t2 ,:]eas1 
accord+ to ,,p5 ,am]ica1 dur+ !         
#bjba-bjbb s*ool ye>1 approximately #adj
 s*ool di/ricts 9 #cb ,/ates issu$ m ?an
 #b1ejj book bans or o!r re/rictions1   
includ+ repeat$ titles1 affect+ m ?an   
#e1jjj individual s*ools & approximately
 #d1jjj1jjj /ud5ts1 limit+ access to    
c]ta9 books = limit$ or indef9ite p]iods
 ( "t1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,florida1 :]e at  
lea/ #eff books 9 total h be5 bann$ or  
o!rwise re/rict$ 9 #ba s*ool di/ricts2  
7#b7 ,georgia1 :]e at lea/ #bc books 9  
total h be5 bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 
#b s*ool di/ricts2  7#c7 ,indiana1 :]e  

at lea/ #ah books 9 total h be5 bann$ or
 o!rwise re/rict$ 9 #c s*ool di/ricts2  
7#d7 ,kansas1 :]e at lea/ #cj books 9   
total h be5 bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 
#b s*ool di/ricts2  7#e7 ,mi*igan1 :]e  
at lea/ #da books 9 total h be5 bann$ or
 o!rwise re/rict$ 9 #d s*ool di/ricts2  
7#f7 ,miss\ri1 :]e at lea/ #bg books 9  
total h be5 bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 
#h s*ool di/ricts2  7#g7 ,new ,york1 :]e
 at lea/ #abc books 9 total h be5 bann$ 
or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 #cd s*ool         
di/ricts2  7#h7 ,oklahoma1 :]e at lea/  
#dc books 9 total h be5 bann$ or o!rwise
 re/rict$ 9 #c s*ool di/ricts2  7#i7    
,p5nsylvania1 :]e at lea/ #deg books 9  
total h be5 bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 
#aa s*ool di/ricts2  7#aj7 ,t5nessee1   
:]e at lea/ #cdi books 9 total h be5    
bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 #f s*ool    
di/ricts2  7#aa7 ,texas1 :]e at lea/    
#hja books 9 total h be5 bann$ or       
o!rwise re/rict$ 9 #bb s*ool di/ricts2  
7#ab7 ,utah1 :]e at lea/ #a1baa books 9 
total h be5 bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 

#c s*ool di/ricts2 &  7#ac7 ,virg9ia1   
:]e at lea/ #afi books 9 total h be5    
bann$ or o!rwise re/rict$ 9 #gi s*ool   
di/ricts2 ,:]eas ! ov]:elm+ majority (  
vot]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates oppose book     
bans2 ,:]eas an ov]:elm+ majority (     
vot]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates support         
educators tea*+ ab\t ! ,civil ,rights   
,movem5t1 ! hi/ory & exp]i5ces ( ,native
 ,am]icans1 enslav$ ,africans1          
immigrants fac+ discrim9ation1 & ! ongo+
 effects ( racism2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifi1 !   
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates held 9 
,t9k] v4 ,des ,mo9es ,indep5d5t         
,community ,s*ool ,di/rict1 #cic ,u4,s4 
#ejc 7#aifi71 t /ud5ts d n %$ _!        
con/itutional rights to fre$om ( spee*  
or expression at ! s*oolh\se gate2 &    
,:]eas1 :ile libr>y collections may be  
curat$ bas$ on a v>iety ( factors1      
includ+ p$agogical value1 /ud5t int]e/1 
& ! age-appropriat5ess ( ! mat]ial1 9   
#aihb1 a plurality ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates held 9 ,bo>d (          
,education1 ,isl& ,trees ,union ,free   

,s*ool ,di/rict ,no4 #bf v4 ,pico1 #deg 
,u4,s4 #hec 7#aihb71 t s*ools may n     
remove books bas$ on n>r[ly p>tisan or  
political gr\nds1 z ?is k9d ( c5sor%ip w
 result 9 (ficial suppression ( ideas3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
expresses conc]n ab\t ! spread+ problem 
( book bann+ & ! prolif]ation ( ?reats  
to fre$om ( expression 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2  7#b7 reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to support+ ! fre$om (    
expression ( writ]s & ! fre$om ( all    
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to read   
books )\t gov]nm5t c5sor%ip2  7#c7 calls
 on local gov]nm5ts & educational       
in/itutions to foll[ be/ practice       
guidel9es :5 address+ *all5ges to books2
 &  7#d7 calls on local gov]nm5ts &     
educational in/itutions to protect !    
rights ( /ud5ts to le>n & ! ability (   
educators & libr>ians to tea* /ud5ts1   
includ+ by provid+ /ud5ts ) !           
opportunity to read a wide array ( books
 reflect+ a multitude ( viewpo9ts &     
p]spectives4