Thousands of books were banned during the 2022-2023 school year
ViewBanned Books Week was created in 1982 to put a spotlight on a controversy, one that continues even today.
"The goal is really to highlight free and open access to information," said Kasey Meehan, the Freedom to Read program director at PEN America.
PEN America says that last school year from July 2022 to June 2023,...