Links Related to Banned Books Week and Book Burning
Below are links related to Banned Books Week and Book Burning.
Banned Books Week
Aye Mateys . . . Celebrate Your Freedom T' Read!
Curriculum Review BBW Interview
Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century
Vote for Your Favorite Banned Book!
What You Can Do to Fight Censorship and Keep Books Available in Your Libraries
Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy, and Standing Up for the First Amendment
Banned Books Week Proclamation
Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books
100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000
Top 100 Challenged Books 1990-1999
Quotations and Links
Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year
A Challenged Modern Library
Develop Yourself: Expose Your Mind to a Banned Book
1999 Press Release
Most Frequently Challenged Books Written by Authors of Color,1990-2000
Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Authors, 1990-2004
Where can I find out more information on why a particular book was banned?
Parents censor high school literature and are allowed to burn books they find offensive
2004yaposter
Book Burning
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And Tango Make Three grabMackler screen grab
Tell Us About Your Banned Books Week Event
Banned Books Week event form
ALA BBW PSA Scripts
Aye Mateys . . . Celebrate Your Freedom T' Read!
Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century
Each year, the American Library Association (ALA) records hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups to have books removed from libraries shelves and from classrooms. According to ALA, at least 42 of the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century have been the target of ban attempts.
BBW Web Badges
Web badges to help get the word out on Banned Books Week.
Curriculum Review BBW Interview
CR editor Frank Sennett discuss our freedom to read, book challenges in schools, and the first-ever Banned Books Week observance with American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom Director Judith Krug. The interview is about 22 minutes long.
Explore Banned Books Week
First Amendment Film Festival
Film and video productions can vividly depict the impact of censorship on individuals and society. Consider screening a film or sponsoring a First Amendment film festival for Banned Books Week.
Most Challenged Books of 21st Century (2000-2005)
In anticipation of the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week (September 23-30, 2006), the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top 10 most challenged books from 2000-2005, with the Harry Potter series of books leading the pack.
Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy, and Standing Up for the First Amendment
The Campaign for Reader Privacy Presents: "Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy, and Standing Up for the First Amendment"; September 28, 2006; 12 - 2 p.m.; the National Press Club - First Amendment Lounge, 529 14th Street, NW (14th and F Streets, NW) Washington, DC
PSA Tips
Tips for getting PSAs aired.
Vote for Your Favorite Banned Book!
Vote here for your favorite Banned Book!
What You Can Do to Fight Censorship and Keep Books Available in Your Libraries
Stay informed_Get involved_Speak out_Exercise your rights!
Why Have These Books Been Banned/Challenged?
Reasons why books by Chris Crutcher, Robie Harris, Carolyn Mackler, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Peter Parnell, Sonya Sones, Justin Richardson, and Marilyn Reynolds have been banned/challenged.
Banned Books Week PSAs
Visit the Banned Books Week press kit and download free audio public service announcements to help spread the word!
Discussing the Forbidden
A dialogue on banned books by Michael Gorman and Nancy Garden.
Banned Books Week Proclamation
. . . RESOLVED, that the _______________________ Library celebrates the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, September 24-October 2, 2005, and be it further . . .
ALA Introduces Banned Books Bracelet
The adult-size bracelet features "The Color Purple," "Howl," "Go Ask Alice" and three other titles. The children's version features "The Adventures of Captain Underpants," "King & King," "Annie on My Mind" and three other titles. The Office for Intellectual Freedom also offers T-shirts, buttons, posters, bookmarks and a resource guide for librarians, educators, parents and others who celebrate intellectual freedom. Adult bracelets are $18 for one and $15 each for two or more. The children's version is $12 for one or $10 each for two or more.
For Librarians
Ten Most Frequently Challenged Books
The Top 10 list of most frequently challenged books of the year as compiled by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association. The Office for Intellectual Freedom does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges. Research suggests that for each challenge reported there are as many as four our five which go unreported. This list is compiled at the end of each year.
100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000
The 10 most challenged books of this period: Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz, Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling, Forever by Judy Blume, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, and Alice (Series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Top 100 Challenged Books 1990-1999
See also Top 100 Challenged Books 1990-2000.
Quotations and Links
Links to various sites and quotations on intellectual freedom, censorship, and why the freedom to read is important and why it is should be celebrated.
Challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year
Graphs of challenges by Initiator, Institution, Type, and Year.
A Challenged Modern Library
"[Banned Books Week] is intended as a reminder not to take one of our most important freedoms for granted—the freedom to read and explore many points of view. Our nation’s schools and libraries have always been forums for a spectrum of ideas and information, including those that may be unorthodox, unpopular or offensive to some."
Develop Yourself: Expose Your Mind to a Banned Book
"When we celebrate Banned Books Week this year, we celebrate our most basic freedom in a democratic society—the freedom of speech. But we cannot take this freedom for granted. Books and information access continue to be banned throughout the United States and elsewhere in the world. Part of living in a democracy means respecting each other’s differences and the right of all people to choose for themselves what they will read and think."
1999 Press Release
Harry Potter series tops list of most challenged books of 1999
Banned Books Bracelets
To help raise awareness that books continue to be challenged, ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom designed bracelets featuring the covers of frequently challenged books. "Adult" and "kids" signify size, although the kids-size bracelet features children’s titles, and the adult-size bracelet features adult titles. New this year! The ALA Online Store is now selling the 2006 Banned Books Week materials, including the Banned Books Bracelets. Please phone 1-866-SHOP-ALA.
Most Frequently Challenged Books Written by Authors of Color,1990-2000
Most Frequently Challenged Books Written by Authors of Color,1990-2000
Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Authors, 1990-2004
This is a list of the most frequently challenged authors from 1990 through 2004
Where can I find out more information on why a particular book was banned?
In his book Free Speech for Me—But Not for Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other, Nat Hentoff writes that “the lust to suppress can come from any direction.” He quotes Phil Kerby, a former editor of the Los Angeles Times, as saying, “Censorship is the strongest drive in human nature; sex is a weak second.”
2007yaposter
2007 YA BBW poster