So, read a book from the ALA’s rainbow list in support of Pride Month. Or choose from books that have received the Stonewall Book Award for exceptional merit relating to the gay/ lesbian/ bisexual/ transgender experience - click on the post's title.
April 24, 2023 is the inaugural Right to Read Day! A day of advocacy and action to defend our right to read freely. To find out how you can participate -click the post's title.
Authors of banned books have been ostracized, exiled, or even threatened with death. During certain periods, merely possessing a banned book was a crime. To see a brief timeline of book bannings, burnings, and other censorship tactics - click on the post's title.
Legislatively speaking, libraries have taken a pretty big hit lately. These letters serve to remind us of what's at stake when state-sponsored censorship comes into play. To read these insightful epistles - click on the post's title.
After public outcry, the publisher of Roald Dahl’s books does an about face on proposed changes to language in his much-loved children’s books. To read about it - click on the post's title.
Washington University in St. Louis hosted a panel discussion on Banned Comic Books. To check out the video - click on the post's title.
This Book is Banned is featured in Washington Magazine, an online publication of Washington University in St. Louis. Check us out - click on the post's title.
Maus' removal from the curriculum of a school district in Tennessee made national headlines. This essay addresses why that decision should be reversed. To read it - click on the post's title.
A poem that addresses not only the limited thinking behind censorship, but also the dangerous implications of the practice. By Daniel W. Wright. To read it - click on the post's title.
We live in a culture spellbound by censorship. And it's increasing at an alarming rate. Like a lot of other topics, Plato has a lot to say on the subject. What is his perspective on the matter, and is it still relevant?To find out - click on the post's title.