FOI001576 FOI Library Services

As a freedom of information request, please provide data regarding the number of challenges to books received by your library/libraries for each calendar year between 2018 and 2024, plus so far in 2025. For this request, a book challenge is defined as a formal complaint requesting that materials be removed from a library because of its content or alleged inappropriateness.

For each year, please provide the number of books challenged.

For each book challenged, please provide:

• The title and author of the book challenged • The reason (if any) provided for the challenge • The action taken in response to the challenge