#Banned Books

Prison Libraries: Banning and Unbanning THE NEW JIM CROW

The recent banning and unbanning of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow highlights the importance of books in prisons and issues of limiting prison library materials.

Why I Let My Children Read Banned Books

Why one parent lets, and encourages, her kids to read banned books.

Banned Children’s Books to Read This Week

Read about six banned children's books that have been challenged in schools and libraries across the United States.

Want to Encourage Debate? Maybe Don’t Ban Howard Zinn’s Books.

Arkansas Representative Kim Hendren has introduced a bill that would ban the books of Howard Zinn in public and charter schools.

9 Banned Books From Across the Globe

Nine books that are banned in various countries across the world, for Banned Books Week.

Comics Get Challenged, Too: Banned Books Week

Comics are a part of the challenged and banned books that are recognized during Banned Books Week

In Support of Banned Books Week: Quotes on Censorship

Quotes from your favorite writers and thinkers to noodle on for Banned Books Week

So You Want to Ban A Book: A Mad Libs Petition

One Rioter provides a helpful template for those petitioning to ban books.

Talking About Censorship: A Primer

Want to actively contribute to the conversation around information access and censorship? Here are nine helpful tips to get started.

Chocolate Wars, Mr. Pucker, and Being a Banned Books Test Subject

I was a teenage guinea pig. Sometime around 1976, I was used by the Teton County School Board in what ...