Banned Books Week

Banned Books week enters it’s 30th anniversary this week. Books have been banned in communities and schools around the country for a variety of reasons. Mark Twain’s Huckelberry Finn has been banned for racism, and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books have been banned because of witchcraft and “encouraging children to lie.” ALA’s Banned Books Week program has documented these novels, and over 1,000 other banned and challenged books, over the years. Banned Books Week helps promote our collective freedom of expression, and most importantly, the freedom to choose what we want to read.
Resources on Banned Books Week:
Banned Books Official Site
ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom Blog
Banned Books Interactive Timeline