- Large majorities of voters oppose book bans and have confidence in libraries https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/03/large-majorities-voters-oppose-book-bans-and-have-confidence-libraries 37 comments upliftingnews
- September has arrived! Banned Book Week is coming! https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 11 comments books
- Favorite Banned Books September 24 2020 http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned 18 comments books
- American Library Association Executive Board Recommends Closing Libraries to Public http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/03/ala-executive-board-recommends-closing-libraries-public 4 comments books
- "2018's Top 10 Most Challenged Books" by American Library Association http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/2018-bbooks-graphic-2-rev_1.jpg 27 comments books
- Full List: Top 10 Most Challenged Books according to the American Library Association http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 6 comments books
- Favorite Library Books: April 2019 http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek 14 comments books
- Banned Books Week: September 2017 http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks 38 comments books
- President’s budget proposal to eliminate federal library funding 'counterproductive and short-sighted' http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/03/president-s-budget-proposal-eliminate-federal-library-funding 35 comments politics
- Favorite Banned Books: September 2016 http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek 25 comments books
- Banned Books week is coming up (Sept. 25 - Oct. 1)! Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. http://www.ala.org/bbooks/ 8 comments books
- YASLA's Alex Awards, for adult books with special appeal to young readers, which of the 2016 winners have you read? http://www.ala.org/yalsa/alex-awards#current 4 comments books
- Book challenges recorded by ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom reveal that attempts to remove materials with diverse content are higher than ever before. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/04/state-america-s-libraries-2016-shows-service-transformation-meet-tech-demands 15 comments books
- The ALA has posted its Notable Books for Children. There are some fabulous books on this list :) http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb 4 comments books
- What books are actually censored? http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/statistics 165 comments books
- Librarian for the Ferguson Public Library, awarded the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/03/scott-bonner-awarded-lemony-snicket-prize-noble-librarians-faced-adversity 6 comments books
- Rep. Ryan recommends that the federal government not have a role in libraries http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/house-budget-proposal-dismisses-role-imls 14 comments politics
- Paul Ryan recommends that the federal government not have a role in libraries http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/04/house-budget-proposal-dismisses-role-imls 8 comments politics
- [Announcement] The Banned Books rule is now not in effect. http://www.ala.org/offices/oif 443 comments books
- FYI, It is Banned Books Week here is the website about it. http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek 137 comments books
- Celebrate free-speech with Banned Books Week! Sept. 22-28 http://www.ala.org/bbooks/ 7 comments books
- In 2000, parents attempted to ban "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" stating that teachers "can choose the best books, but they keep choosing this garbage over and over again." http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/reasonsbanned 43 comments books
- 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books, a list of controversial books that features some surprising titles http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/1990_1999/index.cfm 7 comments books
- In celebration of Banned Books Week here is the American Library Association's list of Frequently challenged books of the 21st century http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged/index.cfm 5 comments books
- Top ten most frequently challenged books of 2010 http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged/2010/ALA_print_layout_1_628336_628336.cfm 6 comments books
- Most frequently challenged book of 2010 to be asked for removal from libraries by invalids? Children's book "And Tango Makes Three," which is the true story of two male penguins raising a chick in NYC's Central Park Zoo (5th year in a row on the list) http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=6874 3 comments reddit.com
- Speaking of banned books, The Lord of The Rings is hardly the standout; Most of the list makes no sense, number 9 is just ironic and number 11 is definitely "worse" than any of the top ten. http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedclassics/index.cfm 31 comments books
- 'Reading is Sexy' 2012 Calendar http://www.ala.org/ 155 comments books
- The top 100 largest libraries in the United States by volumes held http://www.ala.org/ala/professionalresources/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet22.cfm 49 comments books
- Here it is kids: The American Library Association's most recent list of the most frequently banned books in the U.S. Get your copies today! http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/21stcenturychallenged/2008/index.cfm 32 comments books
- Not only does this guy want the right to burn this book - he also wants $120,000 for being "exposed" to it in his public library http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2009/june2009/westbendbabybebop060309.cfm 26 comments books
- Brave New World was removed from classroom in Miller, MO (1980), because it made promiscuous sex “look like fun.” http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/reasonsbanned.cfm 2 comments reddit.com
- What would YOU do if your local public library wanted to stock "The New Joy of Sex" and "The Joy of Gay Sex"? http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2008/march2008/nampabooks.cfm 17 comments reddit.com
- Most Requested to be Banned Books of 21st Century (2000-2005). Also, from 1990-2000. http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/topten2000to2005.htm 20 comments reddit.com
- Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century in US http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?section=bbwlinks&template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&contentid=85714 2 comments reddit.com
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- Minnesota Proposes to Defund Libraries That Host Drag Queen Story Time https://bookriot.com/2020/03/12/minnesota-proposes-to-defund-libraries-that-host-drag-queen-story-time/ 892 comments
- Judy Blume: 'I thought, this is America: we don't ban books. But then we did' | Children and teenagers | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jul/11/judy-blume-interview-forever-writer-children-young-adults 614 comments
- Book Banning Attempts Are at Record Highs | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/book-banning-attempts-are-at-record-highs-180983964/ 248 comments
- Why are parents banning school books? - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11417672 221 comments
- These Were the Most Challenged Books in America Last Year | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-were-the-most-challenged-books-in-america-last-year-180984116/ 152 comments
- The banning of books in prisons: 'It's like living in the dark ages' | Banned Books Week | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/25/the-banning-of-books-in-prisons-its-like-living-in-the-dark-ages?CMP=share_btn_tw 129 comments
- New Proposed Legislation in Missouri To Censor Public Library Materials https://bookriot.com/2020/01/15/new-proposed-legislation-in-mo-to-censor-public-library-materials/ 108 comments
- Why Are Schools Banning Books? | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whos-behind-the-push-to-ban-books-in-schools-180980818/ 29 comments
- States cut ties with American Library Association - The Washington Post https://wapo.st/45Whcwf 29 comments
- Right to Repair Groups Fire Shots at Medical Device Manufacturers | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/right-to-repair-medical-equipment-ifixit/ 23 comments
- How to get your kid to be a fanatic reader | CNN http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/28/opinion/patterson-kids-reading/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 13 comments
- Gay penguin story on list of disputed library books - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32283933 11 comments
- Jefferson Davis House to Lose Literary Landmark Designation https://bookriot.com/2020/06/18/jefferson-davis-house-to-lose-literary-landmark-designation/ 11 comments
- Tennessee Seeks Public Library Oversight, Censorship | Book Riot https://bookriot.com/2020/02/24/tennnessee-library-censorship/ 9 comments
- Why We Can't Afford Not to Create a Well-Stocked National Digital Library System - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2010/11/why-we-cant-afford-not-to-create-a-well-stocked-national-digital-library-system/66111/ 9 comments
- Banned Books Week 2019: Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark | Banned Books Week https://bannedbooksweek.org/banned-books-week-2019-censorship-leaves-us-in-the-dark/ 8 comments
- The banning of books in prisons: 'It's like living in the dark ages' | Banned Books Week | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/25/the-banning-of-books-in-prisons-its-like-living-in-the-dark-ages 8 comments
- KCLS boycotts Macmillan Publishers’ eBook embargo | King County Library System https://kcls.org/news/kcls-boycotts-macmillan-publishers-ebook-embargo/ 7 comments
- Publishers and Libraries Struggle over Terms of E-Books - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/business/media/15libraries.html?ref=technology 7 comments
- Essay: On 'Real' Books | WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR http://wuwm.com/post/essay-real-books#stream/0 5 comments