Here’s a selection of reference resources from the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom, AAP, and others.
Official Web Site: BannedBooksWeek.org
+ Banned and Challenged Comics
From ALA
+ 30th Anniversary Timeline (Tracing the History of Banned Books Week)
+ Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2011
+ Most frequently challenged authors of the 21st century
+ The Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990 to 1999
+ Most frequently challenged authors of color
+ Charts: Number of Challenges by Year, Reason, Initiator & Institution (1990 – 2010)
+ Notable First Amendment Court Cases
+ (New) 50 State Salute Videos
+ Banned Books Week YouTube Channel
From American Association for School Libraries
Banned Websites Awareness Day (October 3rd)
From Association of American Publishers
+ Banned Books Week-Resources from Publishers
From the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
From the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
+ Banned Books Week Overview and Links
From ACLU of Texas
+ 16th Annual Banned Books Report (PDF)
Older editions of the report available here.
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