As Banned Books Week 2023 gets underway, new data shows that an organized right-wing political movement is continuing to drive a surge in censorship attempts in schools and libraries.

This week, Hawes and other Park Glen Elementary parents received notice of the weeklong Scholastic book fair planned at the school following the Labor Day holiday.

Gabrian McDaniel and Jhi'marcion Owens, both 9, look at books during a book fair at Dixie Elementary School in Tyler, Texas, on Sept. 19, 2017.

The SCA Scholastic Book Fairs Return To Manhasset March 11th-15th. Manhasset Book Fair Week kicks off on Monday, March 11th, and both elementary schools are thrilled to host best-selling children ...