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The two states accounted for 95 percent of books banned by public schools in the 2025-2026 school year.
Connecticut libraries are seeing an uptick in “soft censorship” of books that receive complaints or informal challenges from patrons.
PEN America says US schools saw record book bans, with race, sexuality and gender identity among the most challenged themes.