MEETING THE CHALLENGE: Teens take a stand in the intellectual freedom fight.

The article discusses American teens' stand for maintaining intellectual freedom in school libraries and librarians' support for their activism in 2023. Topics covered include attempts to ban books with themes on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ) and racial justice issues, and on diverse subject matters that youths are dealing with daily, without consulting with students. Also noted are libraries' possible start of teen councils for discussions on book ban challenges.