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Speak is ranked 60th on the ALA's list of Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books for 2000–2009 [28] and 25th for 2010–2019. [29] In 2020, the book was named the fourth most banned and challenged book in the United States "because it was thought to contain a political viewpoint and it was claimed to be biased against male students, and for the ...
Banned Books Week is the product of a national alliance between organizations who strive to bring awareness to banned books. [116] Founded by first amendment and library activist Judy Krug and the Association of American Publishers in 1982, the event aims to bring banned books "to the attention of the American public".
The United States has a long history with book banning, and it’s not only picking up steam in 2022—it’s also becoming more problematic. ... Knox prefers to speak about “people engaging in ...
Banned books are books or other printed works such as essays or plays which have been prohibited by law, or to which free access has been restricted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship , from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives.
The preliminary data was released at the start of Banned Books Week, an annual campaign by the ALA that raises awareness about censorship. US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 ...
PHOTO: In this Oct. 7, 2023, file photo, a Banned Books Week display is shown at the Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library in the Bronx, New York. (Ted Shaffrey/AP, FILE)
The Banned Book Club, an online resource that allows readers to check out books banned by local libraries [55] Queer Liberation Library, is an LGBT digital library that aims to provide resources representing LGBT communities that is accessible to those living in areas where physical access to LGBT books is limited [42]
The association said the 2023 data “represents only a snapshot of book censorship,” partly because many attempts to challenge books are not formally flagged or covered by the news media.