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MCC Libraries: Monthly Displays: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week
National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Banned Books Activity
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Banned & Challenged Books on Display
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by
Sherman Alexie
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
And Tango Makes Three
by
Justin Richardson; Peter Parnell; Henry Cole (Illustrator)
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
The Bluest Eye
by
Toni Morrison
Bedford Library
The Chocolate War
by
Robert Cormier
Bedford Library
The Color Purple
by
Alice Walker
Bedford Library
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by
Mark Haddon
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
The Diary of a Young Girl
by
Anne Frank; Susan Massotty (Translator); Otto H. Frank (Editor); Mirjam Pressler (Editor)
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
Gender Queer: a Memoir
by
Maia Kobabe
Bedford campus
The Giver
by
Lois Lowry
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
The Giving Tree
by
Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
Bedford Library
The Great Gatsby
by
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bedford Library
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by
J. K. Rowling; Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
Bedford Library
The Hunger Games
by
Suzanne Collins
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
The Kite Runner
by
Khaled Hosseini
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
The Librarian of Basra
by
Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
A Light in the Attic Book and CD
by
Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
Bedford Library
Looking for Alaska
by
John Green
Bedford Library
The Lovely Bones
by
Alice Sebold
Bedford Library
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
by
Jesse Andrews
Bedford Library
Melissa
by
Alex Gino
Bedford campus
Monster
by
Walter Dean Myers
Bedford Library
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by
Stephen Chbosky
Bedford Library
The Poet X
by
Elizabeth Acevedo
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by
Zora Neale Hurston; Mary Helen Washington (Foreword by)
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
The Things They Carried
by
Tim O'Brien
Bedford Library
To Kill a Mockingbird
by
Harper Lee
Bedford Library
Where the Wild Things Are
by
Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
Bedford & Lowell Libraries
A Wrinkle in Time
by
Madeleine L'Engle
Bedford Library
Additional Library Resources
Free Speech: What is free speech?
Additional Books
Bedford:
Banned in the U. S. A.
by
Herbert N. Foerstel
Bedford Library
Books under Fire
by
Pat Scales
Bedford Library
Ebooks:
Free speech: ten principles for a connected world
by
Garton Ash, Timothy
Banned Books Week
About Banned Books Week
ALA's list - Top 10 most challenged books of 2023
Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week Q&A
Bazaar: Here Is Every Book Banned in America
Books on Trial
By the Numbers
Challenge Reporting
Difference Between a Challenge and a Ban
First Amendment of the US Constitution
Freedom to Read Foundation
Freedom to Read Statement
Get Involved
History of Banned Books Week
Library Bill of Rights
Office for Intellectual Freedom American Library Association
Reasons For Challenges
Scholastic: Freedom to Read
Where Do Challenges Take Place?
Who Initiates Challenges?
Youtube: Banned Books Week Read Outs Playlists
100 Most Challenged Books by Decade
Top 100 most challenged books: 1990-1999
Top 100 most challenged books: 2000-2009
Top 100 most challenged books: 2010-2019
Additional Resources - Provided from the ALA
ALA - Most Frequently Banned & Challenged Classics
ALA - Most Frequently Challenged Books with Diverse Content
ALA - Most Frequently Challenged Children's Books
ALA - Most Frequently Challenged Young Adult Books
ALA - The State of America's Libraries (2024)
Additional Resources - Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF)
CBLDF's - Why Comics Are Banned
CBLDF - List of Graphic Novels Banned between July 1, 2021-March 31, 2022
CBLDF Banned & Challenged Comics
CBLDF FAQ
Book Bans Around the World
Book Censorship Around the World
Banned Books Around the World
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