These links take to you relevant and important information on Banned Books
ALA - Banned & Challenged BooksThe American Library Associations Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country.
Books That Shaped AmericaThe Library of Congress created an exhibit, "Books that Shaped America," that explores books that "have had a profound effect on American life." Included in this list are several that have been challenged or banned.
Banned Books Week: Celebrating 30 Years of Liberating LiteratureThe timeline presents only a sample of particularly notable challenges to particularly notable books during this period. All information sourced from the 2010 Banned Books Week resource guide, Banned Books: Celebrating Our Freedom to Read, edited by Robert P. Doyle (ALA, 2010); the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom; and additional content supplied by Angela Maycock, Assistant Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Timeline image was created by the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom, powered by Tiki-Toki.
Click on the links below to read articles about the history of book censorship:
Stand for the Banned 2019--FSCJFSCJ Library and Learning Commons Deerwood Center recorded FSCJ faculty, staff, and students reading parts of their favorite banned books.
