As the school year begins, teachers and students are facing challenges to their intellectual freedom like never before. From state legislation to executive orders to school district policies to administrator actions, book bans are at an all-time high, and teacher shortages are affecting every corner of the nation. But as a K-12 educator, you do not have to face these difficult circumstances alone.
Join leadership from NCTE’s Standing Committee Against Censorship, members from across the country, a host of state and regional affiliates, and Penguin Random House Education during Banned Books Week to learn about the landscape of censorship challenges in the classroom, discover what resources are available to you from NCTE and on the local level, and share uplifting ways to encourage students’ right to read and teachers’ freedom to teach.
This event will take place on September 22nd from 7:00-8:00pm ET and is open to NCTE members, NCTE affiliate members, and any interested literacy educator.
Click here to register.
Click here to visit the Penguin Random House Banned Books Resources Hub.
July is Disability Pride Month and we’re highlighting books that center disabled stories and creators. Browse our collections here: Middle School | High School
Congratulations to the Penguin Random House and client books selected as the 2026 Lambda Literary Award Winners in the following categories: LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet Lesbian Fiction Hungerstone by Kat Dunn Transgender Fiction The Lilac People by Milo Todd LGBTQ+ Mystery  A Queer Case by Robert Holtom
