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Discussions of Censorship and Banned Books
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In the News
Book Banning (Maine Public)
Book Bans (PBS)
Book Bans across the U.S. (New York Times)
Parents Trust School Librarians to Select Books, But There's a Catch (Education Week)
States Begin to Push Back on Book Bans - by Banning Them (CNN)
Trump's Education Department Says Book Bans Are a Hoax - The 19th
Twenty-two Challenges to School Library Books Have Been FIled in Maine since January 2022 (Maine Monitor)
Why is the U.S. Banning Children's Books? - BBC
New Yorker Daily Cartoon, January 31, 2022
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Background
Banned Book FAQ - American Library Association
Includes information on the reasons books are sometimes challenged
Book Banning in the United States and beyond - Harvard
Book Bans - PEN America
The First Amendment in School Libraries: Using Substantial Truth to Protect a Substantial Right - Drexel Law Review
How to Ban a Book and Get Away With It - Iowa Law Review
How to Keep Library Porn from Kids Without Banning Books - The Federalist
State Laws on Book Bans - Free Speech Center
Who Bans Books - And Why? - North Carolina Public Radio
Who Should Decide What High School Kids Are Allowed to Read? - The Atlantic
Statistics
Americans' Views on Book Restrictions in U.S. Public Schools - Knight Foundation
Banned in the USA:Beyond the Shelves - PEN America
Book Ban Data - American Library Association
Book Bans Aimed at Children and Teens in the U.S. - Statista
Review of Recent Book Ban Polls and Voter Surveys - EveryLibrary Institute
Discussions of Censorship and Banned Books
120 Banned Books : Censorship Histories of World Literature
Book Banning in 21st-Century America
Burn This Book : Notes on Literature and Engagement
Forbidden Fruit : Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books from Dante to Harry Potter
Forbidden Literature : Case Studies on Censorship
Lust on Trial : Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock
Not in Front of the Children : "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth
That Librarian: The Fight against Book Banning in America
A Universal History of the Destruction of Books
Lists of Banned Books
10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 - American Library Association
Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists -American Library Association
Lists the most challenged books by year from 1990-2023.
Here are the 100 Most Challenged Books of the Decade - PBS
Banned Books : Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds
Banned Books : Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds
Banned Books : Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds
Banned Books : Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds
Books under Fire : A Hit List of Banned and Challenged Children's Books
Silenced in the Library : Banned Books in America
Organizations
ACLU - Banned Books Hub
American Library Association, Office of Intellectual Freedom
Banned Books Week
Citizens Defending Freedom
Freedom to Read Foundation
Moms for Liberty
National Coalition Against Censorship
Parents Rights in Education/Maine
U.S. Department of Education (2025)
Unite Against Book Bans
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