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Many book bans could be judging titles mainly by their covers

  • Written by Alex Wermer-Colan, Academic and Research Director, Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio, Temple University Libraries, Temple University
imageA display at the Hoboken Public Library in Hoboken, N.J., features books that have been targeted or banned in other states.Ana Fernandez/AFP via Getty Images

Over the past decade, a growing movement to restrict access to books in public schools and libraries has spread across the country. Every year, there are hundreds of attempts to challenge or...

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