How to Stop Book Bans

The freedom to read is under assault. Join PEN America to #FreeTheBooks by taking action and making your voice heard. More

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Letter to the Burbank Unified School District

PEN America urges the Burbank Unified School District to rescind its policy which prohibits any instructional materials with the "N-word'' from being used as mandatory reading. More

How to Stop Book Bans

PEN AMERICA NEEDS YOUR HELP TO #FREETHEBOOKS In classrooms, school districts, and libraries across the country, the freedom to read is under assault by restrictions and bans on books.  Even as… More

Educational Censorship

Today, books in the US are under profound attack. They are disappearing from library shelves, being challenged in droves, being decreed off limits by school boards, legislators, and prison… More