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... Recent changes to state law have empowered parents and residents to challenge school library books and required districts to submit an annual report to the state detailing which books have been restricted in their schools. Florida continues to lead the country in pulling books from school libraries, according to analyses by the American Library Association and the advocacy group PEN America.

"A restriction of access is a restriction on one's freedom to read," said Kasey Meehan of PEN America.

"Students lose the ability to access books that mirror their own lived experiences, to access books that help them learn and empathize with people who ... have different life experiences." ...