Category for sites that are about the banning of books in schools and libraries.
This page was last updated on October 2nd, 2008
This page was last updated on October 2nd, 2008
Book Banning (from Intellectual Freedom)
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ALA: Banned Books Week
Information and resources on this year's Banned Books Week, from the American Library Association. Includes an overview of the topic of banned and burned books, press kits, a list of the most frequently challenged books, and links.
Ban These Books Too; It's Only Fair
A satirical plea to ban Shakespeare and the Bible on the same basis that other books have been banned.
Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
This exhibition from the University of Virginia Libraries includes numerous cover images of censored books, plus thoughtful and informative commentary.
kidSPEAK
Formerly Muggles for Harry Potter, kidSPEAK believes that it is wrong to ban books in classrooms and school libraries because some parents object to their content. Restricting the use of books that kids want to read violates their First Amendment rights a
American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
News and updates on matters of free speech, book banning and related issues for booksellers.
Autodafe.org
Autodafe.org provides writings of authors giving their perspectives of the social or political situations, analyses and thoughts on literary creativity, and the examples of censoring currently practiced in the world.
Banned Books: the Virtual Display
Loyola University Chicago Libraries' information page about book banning in the U.S. and abroad, with a section on electronic documents.
ALA's Top 100 Banned or Challenged Books of 1990-2000
A list of the most frequently challenged books of the 1990s, based on the challenges reported to ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Alibris - Banned Books
Alibris' section of books that have been banned, challenged, or expurgated, and the often humorous reasons why.
What Johnny Can't Read: Censorship in American Libraries
Essay by Suzanne Fisher Staples on censorship in American school libraries.
Mark Twain on Book Banning
Twain's responses to the banning of his books, from letters and interviews.
Shameful Book Banning in Rockford, Illinois
Describes a case where a school board voted to ban a book about youth gang culture, to the dismay of many in the community.
Banned Books: A Pathfinder
An librarians' finding guide for information on banned books and censorship.
Parents Against Bad Books In Schools
Information and resources for challenging controversial books in K-12 schools.
Free Expression Network
Current news, features and trend analysis in free expression issues in U.S.
The File Room
Archive of case files pertaining to the censorship and suppression of works and ideas from Socrates to Judy Blume.
Censored
Directory of Web and print censorship resources with detailed descriptions of each link.
Censorship and Book Burning
Modest collection of sayings and viewpoints of book burning.
United Students Against Book Banning
A collective of Canadian students fighting censorship.
Censorship Pages
Anti-censorship site with a look at banned books.
Most Frequently Challenged Books in the US in the early 1990s
A list of the 50 most frequently challenged titles in schools and public libraries between 1990 and 1992, based on Herbert Foerstel's book, Banned in the U.S.A.
Literary Lynching
Dorothy Bryant's in-progess non-fiction work analyzes specific cases of author surpression by the media.
Free Expression Policy Project
A think tank on artistic and intellectual freedom that provides empirical research and policy development on tough censorship issues.
Banned Books
A bookstore and resource for information about censorship and book banning.
Banned Books Quest
The home page for a high school project that sets up a mock committee to review controversial books.
Banned Books On-Line
Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts.
Banned Books and Novel Ideas
Home page for a University of Texas course on book banning.
Look Out, Harry Potter: Book Banning Heats Up
This article from Education World explores the issue of book banning with a special focus on the Rowling's Harry Potter books, and includes a set of resources for establishing procedures in school systems to handle challenges to popular books.
Freedom to Read.ca
Freedom to Read Week encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.
Banning Books from the Classroom: How To Handle Cries for Censorship
This informative article from education World is mainly aimed at teachers, but it is useful for anyone concerned with book banning and censorship in schools. Challenges to school materials are a common occurrence. How should such challenges be handled? Ho
Information and resources on this year's Banned Books Week, from the American Library Association. Includes an overview of the topic of banned and burned books, press kits, a list of the most frequently challenged books, and links.
A satirical plea to ban Shakespeare and the Bible on the same basis that other books have been banned.
This exhibition from the University of Virginia Libraries includes numerous cover images of censored books, plus thoughtful and informative commentary.
Formerly Muggles for Harry Potter, kidSPEAK believes that it is wrong to ban books in classrooms and school libraries because some parents object to their content. Restricting the use of books that kids want to read violates their First Amendment rights a
News and updates on matters of free speech, book banning and related issues for booksellers.
Autodafe.org provides writings of authors giving their perspectives of the social or political situations, analyses and thoughts on literary creativity, and the examples of censoring currently practiced in the world.
Loyola University Chicago Libraries' information page about book banning in the U.S. and abroad, with a section on electronic documents.
A list of the most frequently challenged books of the 1990s, based on the challenges reported to ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Alibris' section of books that have been banned, challenged, or expurgated, and the often humorous reasons why.
Essay by Suzanne Fisher Staples on censorship in American school libraries.
Twain's responses to the banning of his books, from letters and interviews.
Describes a case where a school board voted to ban a book about youth gang culture, to the dismay of many in the community.
An librarians' finding guide for information on banned books and censorship.
Information and resources for challenging controversial books in K-12 schools.
Current news, features and trend analysis in free expression issues in U.S.
Archive of case files pertaining to the censorship and suppression of works and ideas from Socrates to Judy Blume.
Directory of Web and print censorship resources with detailed descriptions of each link.
Modest collection of sayings and viewpoints of book burning.
A collective of Canadian students fighting censorship.
Anti-censorship site with a look at banned books.
A list of the 50 most frequently challenged titles in schools and public libraries between 1990 and 1992, based on Herbert Foerstel's book, Banned in the U.S.A.
Dorothy Bryant's in-progess non-fiction work analyzes specific cases of author surpression by the media.
A think tank on artistic and intellectual freedom that provides empirical research and policy development on tough censorship issues.
A bookstore and resource for information about censorship and book banning.
The home page for a high school project that sets up a mock committee to review controversial books.
Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts.
Home page for a University of Texas course on book banning.
This article from Education World explores the issue of book banning with a special focus on the Rowling's Harry Potter books, and includes a set of resources for establishing procedures in school systems to handle challenges to popular books.
Freedom to Read Week encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.
This informative article from education World is mainly aimed at teachers, but it is useful for anyone concerned with book banning and censorship in schools. Challenges to school materials are a common occurrence. How should such challenges be handled? Ho
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