Some Florida School Libraries Pull Books Following Complaints

Removals were made because of an ‘objection raised by a parent of a public school student in the school district or a resident of the county.’

Books are displayed at the Banned Book Library at American Stage in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Feb. 18, 2023. Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times via AP

A number of Florida schools have pulled books deemed graphic or inappropriate from their libraries, according to a report by the Florida Department of Education.

Among the materials listed in the report as removed or discontinued by some school districts in 2023–2024 are Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” Judy Blume’s “Forever,” and Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five.”