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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 ...
Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books. It's Banned Books Week: Most challenged titles and ...
The Banned Book Club, an online resource allows readers to check out books banned by local libraries [55] Queer Liberation Library, is an LGBT digital library that aims to provide resources representing LGBT communities that is accessible to those living in areas where physical access to LGBT books is limited [42]
But the slight slowdown is cold comfort: 2023 marked the highest level of censorship ever documented by the ALA (up from 2022’s ignoble claim to that record), and 2024’s numbers still far ...
Banned Books Week this year is from Sept. 22-28. It's usually held during the last week of September. The theme of this year's event, according to the ALA, is " Freed Between the Lines ."
This is a selected list of authors and works listed on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.The Index was discontinued on June 14, 1966 by Pope Paul VI. [1] [2]A complete list of the authors and writings present in the subsequent editions of the index are listed in J. Martinez de Bujanda, Index Librorum Prohibitorum, 1600–1966, Geneva, 2002.
PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, found that book bans nearly tripled during the 2023-2024 academic year with over 10,000 books banned in public schools.
Banned Books Week is the product of a national alliance between organizations who strive to bring awareness to banned books. [118] Founded by first amendment and library activist Judy Krug and the Association of American Publishers in 1982, the event aims to bring banned books "to the attention of the American public".