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Banned Books Week

Podcast Episode on Banned Books Week

American Libraries released an episode focused on Banned Books Week on their podcast, Call Number. Give it a listen!

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Episode 6: It Could Happen to You: Banned Books

Books About Banned Books

Here's just a small sampling of some of the books we have about banned and challenged books:

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Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds
Nicholas J. Karolides
Call number: Z658.U5 K37 1998

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Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds
Margaret Bald
Call number: BL65.C45 B35 1998

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Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds
Dawn B. Sova
Call number: PN56.E7 S68 1998

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Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds
Dawn B. Sova
Call number: Z658.U5 S69 1998

Information on Banned Books Week

ALA Field Guides and Annual Reports

ALA Annual Reports:

Complete lists of book titles that were banned, challenged, or restricted during the year. comprehensive list of book challenges. (2018 - 2019)

ALA Field Guides

Annual bibliographies which include descriptive information on books and resources that are challenged, restricted, removed, or banned that year. ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles twelve pages filled with descriptions of public challenges and ways to defend the freedom to read. (2004 - 2019)

 

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