LibGuides: Banned Books Week Information and Resources: Banned & Challenged Books

A Timeline of Banned Books

Banned Books Week: Celebrating 30 Years of Liberating Literature
The 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.

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Challenged & Banned Books in the News

Click on the links below to read articles about currently banned or challenged books making the news:

More than 1,600 books banned during 2021-22 school year, report finds
More than half of states have banned books as anti-LGBTQ and anti-race education laws spread
Authors of most banned books in the U.S. speak up: 'We can’t take these freedoms for granted'