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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. This article lists notable banned books and works, giving a ...
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Book censorship is the act of some authority taking measures to suppress ideas and information within a book. Censorship is "the regulation of free speech and other forms of entrenched authority". [1] Censors typically identify as either a concerned parent, community members who react to a text without reading, or local or national ...
The library’s action against book bans comes as the number of attempted bans and restrictions this year have already approached the total challenges to books in 2021, the American Library ...
One of its leaders, Alan Redding, recalled how his son's 9th grade class was discussing a book a few years ago when graphic passages about date rape were read aloud in class.
Book censorship is the removal, suppression, or restricted circulation of literary, artistic, or educational material on the grounds that it is objectionable according to the standards applied by the censor. [1] The first instance of book censorship in what is now known as the United States, took place in 1637 in modern-day Quincy, Massachusetts.
(The Center Square) – Two bills before the Michigan House Committee on Government Operations would grant public and district library directors sole authority over the selection, inclusion, and ...
In response to the ban and similar others, she creates the "Banned Books Locker Library", but its discovery leads to her suspension and the firing of Mrs. Jones. The incident inspires Ollinger and fellow students—including the PTA president's son—to crusade against book censorship. [1] [3] [4] [5] Dav Pilkey also makes an in-story cameo. [1]