Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.Intellectual freedom—the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular—provides the foundation for Banned Books Week. BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.
Come to the library to see our display of Banned Books. You may see one of your favorites!
Top Challenged or Banned Titles 2009-2010 (12 page PDF)
A few samples below - open PDF to learn why
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
- The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan (TC) Boyle
- Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
- Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-Webster Editorial Staff
- Twilight series by Stephenie H. Meyer
- How to Get Suspended and Influence People by Adam Selzer
- ttyl by Lauren Myracle
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