196501-403524 FOI Libraries

Short Description
Book Complaints
Reference number
FOI196501-403524
Date
20/09/2023
Request

As a freedom of information request, please provide data regarding the number of challenges to books received by your library/libraries for each calendar between 2018 and 2022, plus so far in 2023. For this request, a book challenge is defined as a formal complaint requesting that materials be removed from a library because of content or inappropriateness. Specifically, please provide each of the following for each year if available:
• The number of challenges received
• The title and author of the books challenged
• The reason (if any) provided for the challenge
• The action taken in response to the challenge

Response