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We Need Diverse Books Launches Unbanned Book Network to Fight School Bans

We Need Diverse Books is launching a program to counteract a nationwide wave of bannings in schools and libraries.
The wave of challenges has included parental complaints, with Amanda Darrow holding Kabobe's graphic memoir 'Gender Queer' in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021.
Founded to increase diversity in publishing, We Need Diverse Books launched the program to counter book bannings aligned with its mission.
As books are challenged or removed from school and library collections due to parents' complaints, students face reduced access to those works.
National reporting, including from the AP, covered the donation program launch, with Rick Bowmer, Associated Press, credited on the story.

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We Need Diverse Books launches Unbanned Book Network to fight school bans

The Unbanned Book Network will donate books by banned authors and select Author Ambassadors for school districts facing bans.

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Banned books get new ally

NEW YORK — A grassroots organization founded to increase diversity in publishing is launching a program to counteract the nationwide wave of banned books in schools and libraries.

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