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Banned Books Week

Not All Banned Books

September 27, 2022September 29, 2022 Michael Washburn 0 Comments American Library Association, Banned Books Week, Miami-Dade College, Of Mice and Men, To Kill A Mockingbird

Banned Books Week leaves out some of the classics

Libraries

Libraries Closing Under Threat

September 26, 2022October 4, 2022 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments American Library Association, Banned Books Week, libraries

Banned Books Week turns dark as numerous city libraries shut down after bomb scares

Colorful wall of books on the shelfs at the rotunda in Stockholm Stadsbibliotek (Public Library), April 22, 2017. The building is from 1928 and the architect is Gunnar Asplund. (Photo: Stefan Holm/Shutterstock)

Book Challenges Reach Record Highs

April 4, 2022 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments American Library Association, Angie Thomas, Ashley Hope Perez, Dolly Parton, FReadom Fighters, Gender Queer, George M. Johnson, Imagination Library, Jonathan Evison, Lawn Boy, Maia Kebab, Toni Morrison

Library association urges people to unite against book bans

American Library Association

FICTION Young Adult

American Library Association Awards Winners Are Facing Bans

January 25, 2022January 26, 2022 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments American Library Association, Ashley Hope Perez, Carole Boston Weatherford, Eliot Schrefer, Last Night At The Telegraph Club, Malinda Lo, Printz award

School districts continue to challenge the best young-adult books

Banned Book List

FICTION NON-FICTION Politics

The ALA’s Annual Banned Book List: A Sobering Snapshot of American Censorship

April 6, 2021April 9, 2021 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Alex Gino, All American Boys, American Library Association, Banned Book List, Brendan Kiely, George, Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds, John Steinbeck, Laurie Halse Anderson, Of Mice and Men, Something Happened In Our Town, Speak, Stamped, To Kill A Mockingbird

Parents and school boards still want to pull titles from shelves

Book banning

FICTION Young Adult

Book-Banning is Still a Problem in Young-Adult Literature

April 22, 2020April 24, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo, American Library Association, Beyond Magenta, Daniel Haack, I am Jazz, Jazz Jennings, Jessica Herthel, Most-challenged books, Prince and Knight, Sex is a Funny Word, Susan Kuklin

Same-sex and transgender content dominate the annual ALA roundup again