Challenges at Kentucky libraries rose 1000% last year, mostly in two counties

Challenges at Kentucky libraries rose 1000% last year, mostly in two counties

(Daviess County Public Library / Facebook)Challenges to library materials in the Bluegrass State tripled in 2022, but that brought the total to just 70, according to American Library Association statistics. Those numbers receded in 2023 before – according to the state Department of Libraries and Archives – exploding in 2024.The annual Statistical Report of Kentucky Public Libraries, published in April, found that 302 challenges – referred to in …