Maria Bonn

Maria Bonn
Author Bio

Maria Bonn is an associate professor of Information Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she directs the masters of science in library and information science degree program. She is a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project.

May 6, 2026

Save the books: stop the sexualization of children act

Attempts to force removal of books from libraries– often called book bans or book challenges– have been steadily increasing in this country since 2020. Recently, on National Right to Read Day, the American Library Association’s…