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This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum. This list is primarily based on U.S. data gathered by the American Library Association 's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF), which gathers data ...
Sign at the Toronto Public Library against censorship. Book Censorship in Canada is primarily limited to the control of which books may be imported. Canada Border Services Agency is able to block materials considered to be inappropriate from entering the country, although this practice has become less frequent since the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was put into place.
The book has drawn criticism for its explicitness and has drawn calls to ban it from school libraries. Hardy acknowledged that Morrison’s book has “cultural value” in its exploration of the ...
Banned in Canada in 1949 for "obscenity". [53] Lolita (1955) Vladimir Nabokov: 1955 Novel Banned in Canada in 1956. The ban was not enforced on imports of the Putnam edition from the United States and was lifted in late 1958. [54] [55] Peyton Place (1956) Grace Metalious: 1956 Novel Banned in Canada from 1956 to 1958. [55] How to Kill (series ...
A Washington Post analysis of 986 books challenged in school libraries between 2021 and 2022 found that nearly 42% of the books challenged had LGBTQ+ themes or characters and 28% had characters of ...
It was one of 10 books the West Ada School District had removed from libraries earlier in the school year. Bub did not take the book. Jenkins dropped it at his feet and walked off the stage ...
Celebrate the freedom to read by picking up one (or all) of these banned books. The post 23 Banned Books You Should Probably Read Right Now appeared first on Reader's Digest.
The American Library Association publishes a list of the top "Banned and Challenged Books" for any given year. [21] The American Library Association also organizes a "Banned Books Week", which is "an annual event celebrating the freedom to read." [21] The goal of the project is to bring awareness to banned books and promote the freedom to learn ...