These Charlotte area shops provide the chance to cozy up on a couch, sip a coffee or even pet a dog while you browse and read.

The attempts to censor, restrict or ban books in 2024 in the United States continued to surpass pre-pandemic levels, while books with LGBTQ+ themes dominate the most-challenged list, advocacy groups said in reports released Monday,

Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books.

Two new reports provide a mixed but compelling outlook on the wave of book removals and challenges as the annual Banned Books Week begins for schools, stores and libraries nationwide

The annual event is meant to bring the book community together in support of literature and the need for having free and open access to information.

Banned Books Week, an annual week-long event highlighting censorship that runs from Sept. 22 to 28. While the ALA found that challenges shrunk from the first eight months of this year compared to the same time period last year,