It's Banned Books Week and the American Library Association is celebrating by posting an interactive map showing the books that have been banned around the country in 2007-2009. Viewers may be surprised to find a large cluster of these prohibited books in some of the bluest of the blue states. Along with the locations of each reported book, the map also gives the titles and brief summaries of the cases against these books.
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- List of books banned by governments
This article lists notable banned books and works, giving a brief context for the reason that each book was prohibited. Banned books include fictional works such as novels, poems and plays and non-fiction works such as biographies and dictionaries.
01/5/2025 - 3:08 am | View Website - The Complete List of Banned & Challenged Books by State
To prepare, check out this interactive list of every book that’s been banned or challenged in the U.S. since the start of the 2022 school year, compiled and presented by Harper’s Bazaar. Click here to browse the lists and learn more.
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OIF compiled this list of the most banned and challenged books from 2010-2019 by reviewing both the public and confidential censorship reports it received. This list draws attention to literary censorship but only provides a snapshot of book challenges.
01/4/2025 - 11:05 pm | View Website - List of most commonly challenged books in the United States
This list of the most commonly challenged books in the United States refers to books sought to be removed or otherwise restricted from public access, typically from a library or a school curriculum.
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