Banned Books Week: September 26- October 2, 2021
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access to information.
Did you know that in August 2021, the Leander Independent School District near Austin, Texas had removed, or threatened to remove, over a dozen titles from its secondary school book club reading list? Local community members claim the books are "inappropriate" for children. Many of these titles grapple with important issues related to race, gender, sexuality and violence. Click here for Pen America's article about its campaign to fight for these students' right to read. Find out more reasons why books have been banned, challenged, or burned here and here.
Click here to check out ALA's Banned Books Week YouTube channel for informational videos and watch their author and celebrity Read Out videos here.
You can watch a Facebook Live event with author Jason Reynolds on September 28 at 1pm by visiting the ALA's Banned Books Week Facebook page. And register for the ALA's free Ideas & Action event on September 29 at 8pm by clicking here.
Did you know that in August 2021, the Leander Independent School District near Austin, Texas had removed, or threatened to remove, over a dozen titles from its secondary school book club reading list? Local community members claim the books are "inappropriate" for children. Many of these titles grapple with important issues related to race, gender, sexuality and violence. Click here for Pen America's article about its campaign to fight for these students' right to read. Find out more reasons why books have been banned, challenged, or burned here and here.
Click here to check out ALA's Banned Books Week YouTube channel for informational videos and watch their author and celebrity Read Out videos here.
You can watch a Facebook Live event with author Jason Reynolds on September 28 at 1pm by visiting the ALA's Banned Books Week Facebook page. And register for the ALA's free Ideas & Action event on September 29 at 8pm by clicking here.
Scroll down to view banned/challenged classics, click here for a the top 100 banned/challenged books: 2010-2019, or here for a compilation of top 10 most challenged book lists created by the American Library Association.
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Top Ten Most Challenged Books in 2020
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Banned & Challenged Classics
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