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Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret

Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret is a celebration of songs and scenes from shows that have been censored or challenged on America’s stages. Designed to raise awareness around issues of censorship ...

Banned Spotlight: The Hate U Give

The buzz for Angie Thomas’s debut novel The Hate U Give came well in advance of its publication. The young adult novel debuted to rave reviews, won several awards, and ...

Read Banned Comics!

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund wants you to Read Banned Comics during Banned Books Week! From Watchmen to Bone, Spider-Man to This One Summer, comics are still being attacked, ...

Banned Spotlight: And Tango Makes Three

The ninth entry in the American Library Association’s 2017 top ten challenged and banned books list is old hat at censorship. And Tango Makes Three has appeared on the list ...

Banned Spotlight: I Am Jazz

Each year, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the top ten most challenged and banned books. In 2017, the tenth book on that list ...
Banning Books Silences Stories

Get Ready for Banned Books Week

Get ready for Banned Books Week 2018 with tools from the Banned Books Week Coalition! Banning books silences stories, so speak up for the stories that matter to you by ...
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Banned Books Week 2018 Calls Out Censorship!

Press Release Banned Books Week 2018, the annual celebration of the freedom to read, will be held September 23 - 29. The 2018 theme, “Banning Books Silences Stories,” is a ...
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Names Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017

ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Names Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017

In recognition of National Library Week, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has published their annual list of the ten most frequently challenged and banned books, along ...