Banned Book List 2025 Usaid. A book ban occurs when a book is removed or restricted in schools, libraries, or public spaces due to objections about its content. Banned books week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers — in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas, even those some consider.

The banned books list is exactly how it sounds: Authors against book bans single out a shocking line from early in project 2025’s manifesto: