Brooklyn Public Library makes recently banned books available to teens across the country

Brooklyn Public Library
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The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) is trying to fight back against a spike in censorship and book bans in the United States by making its resources available to teens and young adults across the country.

On Wednesday, the library launched a new program entitled Books UnBanned, that allows 13- to 21-year-olds to apply for a free library eCard, regardless of where they live.

The eCard is good for one year and will provide access to 350,000 e-books, 200,000 audiobooks and 100 databases, according to BPL.

Since last year, there have been 1,586 book bans or restrictions set in place in libraries across the country affecting roughly 2 million students, according to a recently released report from PEN America, a nonprofit that works to defend free speech.

Those bans target…

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