Banned Books 2024 Alabama. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those. There are 220 public libraries in alabama.
Between january 1 and august 31, 2024, ala’s office for intellectual freedom tracked 414 attempts to censor library materials and services. The majority of bans target books featuring lgbtq+ themes or characters, books centered on racial inequality or include themes of race and racism, and books with themes of violence and sexual experiences.