Research Guides: Banned Books Week: Websites & Articles

Banned Books Websites

ALA (American Library Association) Banned Books Week - The leaders of Banned Books Week have numerous links of interest for further reading, including:
- Challenges to Library Materials
17 of America's most surprising banned books - Updated article of titles by The Week and reasons for banning
Authors Speak Out on Censorship - From the National Council of Teachers of English
Banned! Six Cartoonists on Their Favorite Censored Books
Banned Books - Teen & Young Adult Books They Tried to Ban - from Bright Kids Books (tag line: "thinking kids can change the world")
Banned Books Week - Created by a coalition of international organizations committed to increase awareness of the annual event
Censors & Children's Lit - A collection of blog entries from Jim Trelease (author of the Read-Aloud Handbook).
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's Comics and Censorship 101 - Comics are banned and challenged, too!
Fahrenheit 451: Freedom to Read - Pelham Public Library's archived blog on censorship with lots of great links.
Infoplease.com: Banned Books - Short article on banned/challenged children's book.
List of Fantastic PreK-12 Banned Books, Organized by Reading Level - Librarian-created list of books to introduce to her child
Timeline: 30 Years of Liberating Literature
Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019
University of Pennsylvania's Banned Books Online - Links to the fulltext of some of the "books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts."
What the List of Most Banned Books Says about Our Society's Fears - Time magazine article about the changing reasons for wanting books banned or censored.
Wikipedia's List of Books Banned by Governments - See what books other countries ban and why.
And read this excellent response from a librarian to a parent's challenge of Uncle Bobby's Wedding.

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