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Banned and Challenged Books: Overview

Banned Books Week

TeachingBooks Database

Learn more about Banned and Challenged books from TeachingBooks database.

Decades Lists of Banned Books: Click on the boxes to find titles

Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2010-2019

 

Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2000-2009

 

Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 1990-1999

 

Citation: 

"Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023", American Library Association, April 21, 2023

https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 (Accessed August 26, 2024)

Document ID: 762aeb22-ea38-47c5-b01e-8ac2d30c672c

What are banned books?

What are Banned Books? 

Banned Books are books that have been challenged or removed from libraries, bookstores, or schools. 


What is Banned Books Week?

According to the American Library Association (ALA) "Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Typically (but not always) held during the last week of September, the annual event highlights the value of free and open access to information and brings together the entire book community — librarians, educators, authors, publishers, booksellers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas." (ALA, Banned Books Week

Boston Public Library partnering with the ALA  provide free access to banned books!. Check out books from the Boston Public Library, if you can't find a book at Salem State Library or in the NOBLE libraries. 

Banned Books Discussion, September 26, 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Registration

Banned Books Week Event, September 26, 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM

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Top Ten Most Challenged Books in 2023