#BANNED BOOKS WEEK SERIES#

The general public is also welcome to participate in a series of virtual activities.Įach day of Banned Books Week, OIF will promote a different action that draws attention to censorship. Banned Books Week is largely going virtual, as libraries, bookstores, universities, and organizations are hosting more online programs. This year’s Banned Books Week theme is Censorship is a Dead End. About 82-97% of challenges remain unreported, estimates OIF, which compared results from several independent studies of third-party FOIA requests documenting school and library book censorship with the information in its database. This list draws attention to literary censorship but only provides a snapshot of book challenges. 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. OIF has been documenting attempts to ban books in libraries and schools since 1990. Although the reasons differ, the censorship of literature in libraries share a common result: the violation of our First Amendment rights.

The list includes books challenged for a variety of reasons: LGBTQIA+ content, sexual references, religious viewpoints, content that addresses racism and police brutality, and profanity. Many of the titles on the list have also been adapted for the screen, including “Captain Underpants,” “The Hunger Games,” “Gossip Girl,” “The Hate U Give,” “The Glass Castle” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.”

James as some of the most censored authors. Alexie joins Toni Morrison, Alex Gino, John Green, and E. Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” tops the list as the most banned and challenged book from 2010-2019. 3, a vibrant week of programming to rally readers to the cause of First Amendment protections and remind them to remain vigilant about continual threats to our freedom to read. The list’s release launches Banned Books Week, Sept. ALA Upcoming Annual Conferences & LibLearnXĬHICAGO – Today, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) released the Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books from the past decade.Related Groups, Organizations, Affiliates & Chapters.Dealing with censorship challenges at your library or need to get prepared for them? Visit our Fight Censorship page for easy-to-access resources.

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