So what is Banned Books Week and why does it exist? According to the Banned Books Week website, this initiative “was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores,…
Every year during the last week of September, the American Library Association (ALA), academic libraries, and public libraries observe Banned Books Week. During this week, libraries explore the effects of censorship on books and other challenged media. The ALA also…
Since 1990, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has recorded more than 10,000 book challenges. A challenge is a formal, written complaint requesting a book be removed from library shelves or school curriculum. About three out…