PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) -- A Senator is looking to require Pennsylvania's State Librarian and local libraries to adopt the American Library Association's Bill of Rights in the face of "unprecedented censorship."

In her newest piece of legislation, Sen. Amanda Cappelletti argued that as libraries and librarians nationwide face unprecedented censorship of books and resources, states need to take action to defend intellectual freedom. In 2023, the American Library Association recorded the highest number of attempted book bans in over two decades, according to the legislation.

Of those titles, the vast majority were written by or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community or by and about Black, Indigenous and people of color. Pennsylvania has banned 75 books since January, with 20 being reported fr

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