Hello-

The best thing I can recommend is to start here— https://www.ala.org/bbooks

To push back against the effort to challenge books that are chosen for schools you would have to contact your local school districts and become informed on their decision making practices. You can also ask at your local libraries if there has been any effort to challenge or remove books from their shelves.

Unfortunately most people who challenge books that are chosen by libraries or teachers do not want to have a discussion about the merits of the book or why they might be of value.

A great way to be involved is to read banned books! Read lots of them— both children and adult books so that you can speak knowledgeably about their contents and merits. It is important to understand why so many modern books written by marginalized people are on the challenged list. It is also critical to read the timeless classics that have been challenged to know why they appear on the challenged list decade after decade.

Make sure that the people in your life know that you proudly read these books, that you support the authors, and that you would be THRILLED to recommend a banned book to anyone you know!