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Banned Books Week

January 18, 2023

Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International, that celebrates the freedom to read,[1] draws attention to banned and challenged books,[2] and highlights persecuted individuals. Held during the last full week of September since 1982, the United States campaign "stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them"[3] and the requirement to keep material publicly available so that people can develop their own conclusions and opinions. The international campaign notes individuals "persecuted because of the writings that they produce, circulate or read."[4] Some of the events that occur during Banned Book Week are The Virtual Read-Out and The First Amendment Film Festival.[5][6]

Banned Books Week
SignificanceCelebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals.
Frequencyannual

History

Banned Books Week was founded in 1982 by First Amendment and library activist Judith Krug.[7] Krug said that the Association of American Publishers contacted her with ideas to bring banned books "to the attention of the American public" after a "slew of books" had been banned that year. Krug relayed the information to the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee, and "six weeks later we celebrated the first Banned Books Week."[8]

Since 2011, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has designated the Wednesday of Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day.[9] Their goal is "to bring attention to the overly aggressive filtering of educational and social websites used by students and educators."[10] In the AASL's 2012 national longitudinal survey, 94% of respondents said their school used filtering software, with the majority of blocked websites relating to social networking (88%), IM or online chatting (74%), gaming (69%), and video services like YouTube (66%).[11] The AASL's position is that "the social aspect of learning" is important for students in the 21st century and that many schools go "beyond the requirements set forth by the Federal Communications Commission in its Child Internet Protection Act."[11]

For the 2022 event, student activist Cameron Samuels was named the first Youth Honorary Chair for distributing banned books in the Katy Independent School District in Texas. In April 2022, PEN America released a report titled "Banned in the USA" revealing an increase in book banning in the United States since 2021. Student activism against book banning also increased.

United States event

 
A Banned Books Week "read out" at Shimer College

The event has been held during the last full week of September since 1982.[12] Banned Books Week is intended to encourage readers to examine challenged literary works and to promote intellectual freedom in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Its goal is "to teach the importance of our First Amendment rights and the power of literature, and to draw attention to the danger that exists when restraints are imposed on the availability of information in a free society."[13] Offering Banned Books Week kits, the ALA sells posters, buttons, and bookmarks to celebrate the event.

Educational facilities celebrate banned and challenged books during this week, often creating displays and programs around the awareness campaign. Additionally, booksellers sponsor activities and events in support of Banned Books Week. Some retailers create window displays, while others invite authors of banned and challenged materials to speak at their stores, as well as funding annual essay contests about freedom of expression. Educational facilities and booksellers also sponsor "read outs," allowing participants to read aloud passages from their favorite banned books.[14]

International event

Amnesty International celebrates Banned Books Week by directing attention to individuals "persecuted because of the writings that they produce, circulate or read."[4][15] Its web site documents "focus cases" annually which show individuals who have been reportedly killed, incarcerated, or otherwise harassed by national authorities around the world, and urge people to "take action" to help it in partnership with its "Urgent Action Network" by contacting authorities regarding human rights violations.[16] They also provide updates to cases from previous years, giving a history and current status of people who have been allegedly persecuted for their writings. The cases include individuals from Azerbaijan, China, Cuba, Egypt, Gambia, Iran, Myanmar, Russia, and Sri Lanka.[15]

Reception and criticism

The event has been praised for celebrating the freedom provided by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.[17] Public events where banned and challenged books are read aloud are commonly held to celebrate the event.[18][19][20][21][22] The international event held by Amnesty International has also been praised for reminding people about the price that some people pay for expressing controversial views.[23]

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby observed that the overwhelming number of books on the list were books that were simply challenged (primarily by parents for violence, language, sexuality, or age-appropriateness), not actually removed.[24]

Mitchell Muncy, writing in The Wall Street Journal, says that the censorship being protested in the event does not exist, and that books are not banned in the United States.[25] Camila Alire, a former president of the ALA, responded that Banned Books Week highlights "the hundreds of documented attempts to suppress access to information that take place each year across the U.S.," and that "when the library is asked to restrict access for others, that does indeed reflect an attempt at censorship."[26]

Former ALA Councilor Jessamyn West said:

It also highlights the thing we know about Banned Books Week that we don't talk about much—the bulk of these books are challenged by parents for being age-inappropriate for children. While I think this is still a formidable thing for librarians to deal with, it's totally different from people trying to block a book from being sold at all.[27]

Doug Archer, librarian and past chair of the ALA's Intellectual Freedom Committee, responds that such criticisms do not fairly address the threat of censorship:

The argument goes thusly. Most books on the annual ALA list of banned and challenged books were "only" challenged, never banned. Even if some were removed from libraries, they are still available for purchase in bookstores. Therefore, censorship hasn't really happened because the government hasn't banned the books. .... Just because libraries and librarians have been so good at defending the freedom of the public to read as they choose, means that we're being dishonest? No, it just means we're doing our job.[28]

Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian organization, regularly challenges Banned Books Week, claiming that books are not really banned, and that libraries' policies are anti-family.[29][30][31][32][33][34] Tom Minnery, vice president of public policy, said, "The ALA has irresponsibly perpetrated the 'banned' books lie for too long...Nothing is 'banned,' but every year this organization attempts to intimidate and silence any parent, teacher or librarian who expresses concern about the age-appropriateness of sexually explicit or violent material for schoolchildren."[35] Candi Cushman, Focus on the Family's education analyst, said that "parents have every right and responsibility to object to their kids receiving sexually explicit and pro-gay literature without their permission, especially in a school setting";[36] pointing out that the children's book And Tango Makes Three, about same-sex penguin parents, was one of the books at the top of ALA's most-challenged list, she criticized the event for its "promotion of homosexuality to...6- or 7-year-old [children] against their will."[37] The group Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) has similarly criticized the ALA for not using the event to champion ex-gay books or books opposing same-sex marriage in the United States.[38][39]

Banned Books Week was criticized by Ruth Graham in Slate, who argued that the rhetoric surrounding the event often conflates issues such as banning books in a public library versus a school library.[40] She wrote that it confuses failure to include material in curricula to overall availability in a library.[40] She believes that, while it may be worthwhile to highlight cases of censorship, the emphasis should be on a celebration of the minimal number of banned books.[40]

In response, Maddie Crum of The Huffington Post wrote in defense of Banned Books Week, saying that the celebration of Banned Books Week raises consciousness of the importance of free expression in society. She praised librarians' role, writing that "They do the behind-the-scenes work that ensures challenges don't turn into bans."[41]

See also

References

  1. ^ . Library Journal. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  2. ^ . American Library Association. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  3. ^ . American Library Association. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Banned Books Week". Amnesty International, USA. from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
  5. ^ "ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom". July 28, 2017. from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2018: Sept. 23 – Sept. 29". American Library Association. December 11, 2012. from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. ^ Samuels, Dorothy (April 14, 2009). "Appreciations: Judith Krug". The New York Times (Editorial). from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  8. ^ "Marking 25 years of Banned Books Week: an interview with Judith Krug". Curriculum Review. 46 (1). September 1, 2006 – via Academic OneFile.
  9. ^ Luhtala, Michelle (September 4, 2014). "What You Should Know About Banned Websites Awareness Day, September 24". www.thedigitalshift.com. from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "AASL designates Wednesday, September 28, 2011, as Banned Websites Awareness Day". American Library Association. August 9, 2011. from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  11. ^ a b JHABLEY (October 1, 2012). "Filtering in Schools". from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  12. ^ Office for Intellectual Freedom (2010). Intellectual Freedom Manual. American Library Association. p. 406. ISBN 978-0838935903. from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  13. ^ . American Library Association. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  14. ^ Kepler, Ann (2011). The ALA Book of Library Grant Money. p. 176. ISBN 978-0838910580. from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Banned Books Week: Amnesty International calls attention to the plight of people who are persecuted because of what they write or publish – in print and online". IFLA. September 20, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  16. ^ . Amnesty International, USA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  17. ^ Dzwonkowski, Ron (October 1, 2009). . Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  18. ^ "4 Ways You Can Celebrate Banned Books Week". I love libraries. September 27, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  19. ^ "Banned Books Week 2021". UC San Diego. September 15, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  20. ^ "VC, UHV celebrate freedom with Read Out". Victoria Advocate. September 26, 2009. from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  21. ^ Mertz, Kevin (October 12, 2009). "A stand against banned books". Milton Daily Standard. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  22. ^ "'Banned Books Week' at Gulf Coast Community College". Panama City, FL: WJHG-TV. October 2, 2009. from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  23. ^ Mattoon, Nancy (September 29, 2009). "Books Banned, Author Imprisoned". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  24. ^ Jacoby, Jeff (September 27, 2001). "Book-Banning, Real and Imaginary". The Boston Globe.
  25. ^ Muncy, Mitchell (September 24, 2009). "Finding Censorship Where There Is None". The Wall Street Journal. p. W13. from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  26. ^ "Letters to the Editor:Librarians Work to Protect Free Access to Information". Wall Street Journal. October 1, 2009. from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
  27. ^ West, Jessamyn (September 21, 2006). "Banned Books Week is Next Week". Librarian.net. from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  28. ^ Doug Archer (June 17, 2009). "A Pet Peeve". OIF Blog. Office for Intellectual Freedom. from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  29. ^ Reid, Carol (June–July 1999). "On My Mind: 'Challenge', and Other Politely Empowering Euphemisms". American Libraries. 30 (6): 60. JSTOR 25637199.
  30. ^ Lee, Earl (1998). Libraries in the age of mediocrity. McFarland. p. 106. ISBN 9780786405480. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  31. ^ "From banned to challenged?". Library Journal. 122 (1–7). 1997. from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  32. ^ "ALA under attack". College & Research Libraries News. 56: 687. 1995. from the original on November 8, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  33. ^ "Focus on the Family Focuses on ALA". American Libraries. 28 (10): 9. November 1997. JSTOR 25634684.
  34. ^ "Special Report: Christian Conservatives Organize to Criticize ALA". American Libraries. 26 (10): 983. November 1995. JSTOR 25633767.
  35. ^ . Charity Wire. September 23, 2002. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  36. ^ Shepard, Stuart (September 29, 2009). "Responding to Banned Books Week". Focus on the Family. from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  37. ^ Snow, Catherine (September 29, 2010). "Library Association Pushes Anti-Family Agenda through 'Banned Books Week'". Focus on the Family. from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  38. ^ Chandler, Michael Alison (October 3, 2008). "Banned Books, Chapter 2; Conservative Group Urges Libraries to Accept Collection". The Washington Post. from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
  39. ^ Macedo, Diane (October 22, 2009). . Fox News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  40. ^ a b c Graham, Ruth (September 28, 2015). "Banned Books Week Is a Crock". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  41. ^ "This Is Why You Should Celebrate Banned Books Week". The Huffington Post. September 28, 2015. from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

Further reading

External links

  • Banned Books Week, by ALA and ABFFE
  • Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read, by ALA
  • The Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books from 2000–2009, by ALA
  • Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010–2019, American Library Association, September 9, 2020.
  • Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists, by ALA
  • at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-03-05), by Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly

January 18, 2023
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This article contains too many or overly lengthy quotations for an encyclopedic entry Please help improve the article by presenting facts as a neutrally worded summary with appropriate citations Consider transferring direct quotations to Wikiquote or for entire works to Wikisource September 2022 Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International that celebrates the freedom to read 1 draws attention to banned and challenged books 2 and highlights persecuted individuals Held during the last full week of September since 1982 the United States campaign stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them 3 and the requirement to keep material publicly available so that people can develop their own conclusions and opinions The international campaign notes individuals persecuted because of the writings that they produce circulate or read 4 Some of the events that occur during Banned Book Week are The Virtual Read Out and The First Amendment Film Festival 5 6 Banned Books WeekSignificanceCelebrates the freedom to read draws attention to banned and challenged books and highlights persecuted individuals Frequencyannual Contents 1 History 2 United States event 3 International event 4 Reception and criticism 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory EditBanned Books Week was founded in 1982 by First Amendment and library activist Judith Krug 7 Krug said that the Association of American Publishers contacted her with ideas to bring banned books to the attention of the American public after a slew of books had been banned that year Krug relayed the information to the American Library Association s Intellectual Freedom Committee and six weeks later we celebrated the first Banned Books Week 8 Since 2011 the American Association of School Librarians AASL has designated the Wednesday of Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day 9 Their goal is to bring attention to the overly aggressive filtering of educational and social websites used by students and educators 10 In the AASL s 2012 national longitudinal survey 94 of respondents said their school used filtering software with the majority of blocked websites relating to social networking 88 IM or online chatting 74 gaming 69 and video services like YouTube 66 11 The AASL s position is that the social aspect of learning is important for students in the 21st century and that many schools go beyond the requirements set forth by the Federal Communications Commission in its Child Internet Protection Act 11 For the 2022 event student activist Cameron Samuels was named the first Youth Honorary Chair for distributing banned books in the Katy Independent School District in Texas In April 2022 PEN America released a report titled Banned in the USA revealing an increase in book banning in the United States since 2021 Student activism against book banning also increased United States event Edit A Banned Books Week read out at Shimer College The event has been held during the last full week of September since 1982 12 Banned Books Week is intended to encourage readers to examine challenged literary works and to promote intellectual freedom in libraries schools and bookstores Its goal is to teach the importance of our First Amendment rights and the power of literature and to draw attention to the danger that exists when restraints are imposed on the availability of information in a free society 13 Offering Banned Books Week kits the ALA sells posters buttons and bookmarks to celebrate the event Educational facilities celebrate banned and challenged books during this week often creating displays and programs around the awareness campaign Additionally booksellers sponsor activities and events in support of Banned Books Week Some retailers create window displays while others invite authors of banned and challenged materials to speak at their stores as well as funding annual essay contests about freedom of expression Educational facilities and booksellers also sponsor read outs allowing participants to read aloud passages from their favorite banned books 14 International event EditAmnesty International celebrates Banned Books Week by directing attention to individuals persecuted because of the writings that they produce circulate or read 4 15 Its web site documents focus cases annually which show individuals who have been reportedly killed incarcerated or otherwise harassed by national authorities around the world and urge people to take action to help it in partnership with its Urgent Action Network by contacting authorities regarding human rights violations 16 They also provide updates to cases from previous years giving a history and current status of people who have been allegedly persecuted for their writings The cases include individuals from Azerbaijan China Cuba Egypt Gambia Iran Myanmar Russia and Sri Lanka 15 Reception and criticism EditThe event has been praised for celebrating the freedom provided by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution 17 Public events where banned and challenged books are read aloud are commonly held to celebrate the event 18 19 20 21 22 The international event held by Amnesty International has also been praised for reminding people about the price that some people pay for expressing controversial views 23 Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby observed that the overwhelming number of books on the list were books that were simply challenged primarily by parents for violence language sexuality or age appropriateness not actually removed 24 Mitchell Muncy writing in The Wall Street Journal says that the censorship being protested in the event does not exist and that books are not banned in the United States 25 Camila Alire a former president of the ALA responded that Banned Books Week highlights the hundreds of documented attempts to suppress access to information that take place each year across the U S and that when the library is asked to restrict access for others that does indeed reflect an attempt at censorship 26 Former ALA Councilor Jessamyn West said It also highlights the thing we know about Banned Books Week that we don t talk about much the bulk of these books are challenged by parents for being age inappropriate for children While I think this is still a formidable thing for librarians to deal with it s totally different from people trying to block a book from being sold at all 27 Doug Archer librarian and past chair of the ALA s Intellectual Freedom Committee responds that such criticisms do not fairly address the threat of censorship The argument goes thusly Most books on the annual ALA list of banned and challenged books were only challenged never banned Even if some were removed from libraries they are still available for purchase in bookstores Therefore censorship hasn t really happened because the government hasn t banned the books Just because libraries and librarians have been so good at defending the freedom of the public to read as they choose means that we re being dishonest No it just means we re doing our job 28 Focus on the Family a conservative Christian organization regularly challenges Banned Books Week claiming that books are not really banned and that libraries policies are anti family 29 30 31 32 33 34 Tom Minnery vice president of public policy said The ALA has irresponsibly perpetrated the banned books lie for too long Nothing is banned but every year this organization attempts to intimidate and silence any parent teacher or librarian who expresses concern about the age appropriateness of sexually explicit or violent material for schoolchildren 35 Candi Cushman Focus on the Family s education analyst said that parents have every right and responsibility to object to their kids receiving sexually explicit and pro gay literature without their permission especially in a school setting 36 pointing out that the children s book And Tango Makes Three about same sex penguin parents was one of the books at the top of ALA s most challenged list she criticized the event for its promotion of homosexuality to 6 or 7 year old children against their will 37 The group Parents and Friends of Ex Gays and Gays PFOX has similarly criticized the ALA for not using the event to champion ex gay books or books opposing same sex marriage in the United States 38 39 Banned Books Week was criticized by Ruth Graham in Slate who argued that the rhetoric surrounding the event often conflates issues such as banning books in a public library versus a school library 40 She wrote that it confuses failure to include material in curricula to overall availability in a library 40 She believes that while it may be worthwhile to highlight cases of censorship the emphasis should be on a celebration of the minimal number of banned books 40 In response Maddie Crum of The Huffington Post wrote in defense of Banned Books Week saying that the celebration of Banned Books Week raises consciousness of the importance of free expression in society She praised librarians role writing that They do the behind the scenes work that ensures challenges don t turn into bans 41 See also EditList of books banned by governments Books in the United StatesReferences Edit About Banned Books Week Library Journal Archived from the original on June 7 2011 Retrieved September 23 2009 About Banned and Challenged Books American Library Association Archived from the original on July 27 2009 Retrieved September 8 2009 Banned Books Week Celebrating the Freedom to Read American Library Association Archived from the original on October 5 2009 Retrieved September 23 2009 a b Banned Books Week Amnesty International USA Archived from the original on August 30 2009 Retrieved September 23 2009 ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom July 28 2017 Archived from the original on August 27 2017 Retrieved August 27 2017 BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2018 Sept 23 Sept 29 American Library Association December 11 2012 Archived from the original on April 22 2018 Retrieved April 24 2018 Samuels Dorothy April 14 2009 Appreciations Judith Krug The New York Times Editorial Archived from the original on April 15 2009 Retrieved April 15 2009 Marking 25 years of Banned Books Week an interview with Judith Krug Curriculum Review 46 1 September 1 2006 via Academic OneFile Luhtala Michelle September 4 2014 What You Should Know About Banned Websites Awareness Day September 24 www thedigitalshift com Archived from the original on November 1 2016 Retrieved September 19 2016 AASL designates Wednesday September 28 2011 as Banned Websites Awareness Day American Library Association August 9 2011 Archived from the original on December 20 2016 Retrieved September 19 2016 a b JHABLEY October 1 2012 Filtering in Schools Archived from the original on September 29 2016 Retrieved September 19 2016 Office for Intellectual Freedom 2010 Intellectual Freedom Manual American Library Association p 406 ISBN 978 0838935903 Archived from the original on December 8 2016 Retrieved September 27 2016 Banned Books Week American Library Association Archived from the original on July 27 2009 Retrieved September 8 2009 Kepler Ann 2011 The ALA Book of Library Grant Money p 176 ISBN 978 0838910580 Archived from the original on December 8 2016 Retrieved September 27 2016 a b Banned Books Week Amnesty International calls attention to the plight of people who are persecuted because of what they write or publish in print and online IFLA September 20 2021 Retrieved February 28 2022 Urgent Action Network Amnesty International USA Archived from the original on June 24 2009 Retrieved October 9 2009 Dzwonkowski Ron October 1 2009 Banned Books Week is a good time to read one Detroit Free Press Archived from the original on October 25 2014 Retrieved April 1 2015 4 Ways You Can Celebrate Banned Books Week I love libraries September 27 2021 Retrieved February 28 2022 Banned Books Week 2021 UC San Diego September 15 2021 Retrieved February 28 2022 VC UHV celebrate freedom with Read Out Victoria Advocate September 26 2009 Archived from the original on June 9 2011 Retrieved October 22 2009 Mertz Kevin October 12 2009 A stand against banned books Milton Daily Standard Retrieved October 22 2009 Banned Books Week at Gulf Coast Community College Panama City FL WJHG TV October 2 2009 Archived from the original on July 17 2011 Retrieved October 22 2009 Mattoon Nancy September 29 2009 Books Banned Author Imprisoned Seattle Post Intelligencer Archived from the original on July 8 2012 Retrieved October 22 2009 Jacoby Jeff September 27 2001 Book Banning Real and Imaginary The Boston Globe Muncy Mitchell September 24 2009 Finding Censorship Where There Is None The Wall Street Journal p W13 Archived from the original on February 1 2015 Retrieved September 25 2009 Letters to the Editor Librarians Work to Protect Free Access to Information Wall Street Journal October 1 2009 Archived from the original on March 11 2016 Retrieved October 8 2009 West Jessamyn September 21 2006 Banned Books Week is Next Week Librarian net Archived from the original on January 12 2010 Retrieved August 11 2009 Doug Archer June 17 2009 A Pet Peeve OIF Blog Office for Intellectual Freedom Archived from the original on February 3 2011 Retrieved September 18 2009 Reid Carol June July 1999 On My Mind Challenge and Other Politely Empowering Euphemisms American Libraries 30 6 60 JSTOR 25637199 Lee Earl 1998 Libraries in the age of mediocrity McFarland p 106 ISBN 9780786405480 Retrieved September 27 2016 From banned to challenged Library Journal 122 1 7 1997 Archived from the original on December 8 2016 Retrieved September 27 2016 ALA under attack College amp Research Libraries News 56 687 1995 Archived from the original on November 8 2015 Retrieved September 27 2016 Focus on the Family Focuses on ALA American Libraries 28 10 9 November 1997 JSTOR 25634684 Special Report Christian Conservatives Organize to Criticize ALA American Libraries 26 10 983 November 1995 JSTOR 25633767 Focus on the Family Exposes the Banned Books Lie Charity Wire September 23 2002 Archived from the original on October 30 2010 Retrieved December 12 2010 Shepard Stuart September 29 2009 Responding to Banned Books Week Focus on the Family Archived from the original on October 5 2010 Retrieved December 12 2010 Snow Catherine September 29 2010 Library Association Pushes Anti Family Agenda through Banned Books Week Focus on the Family Archived from the original on December 20 2010 Retrieved December 12 2010 Chandler Michael Alison October 3 2008 Banned Books Chapter 2 Conservative Group Urges Libraries to Accept Collection The Washington Post Archived from the original on November 15 2010 Retrieved November 11 2010 Macedo Diane October 22 2009 Gay Reversal Advocates Say School Libraries Banning Their Ex Gay Books Fox News Archived from the original on October 25 2009 Retrieved October 22 2009 a b c Graham Ruth September 28 2015 Banned Books Week Is a Crock Slate ISSN 1091 2339 Archived from the original on October 1 2015 Retrieved October 2 2015 This Is Why You Should Celebrate Banned Books Week The Huffington Post September 28 2015 Archived from the original on October 2 2015 Retrieved October 2 2015 Further reading EditHussein Sara September 6 2009 US Libraries Hit Back Over Challenges to Kids Books Google News Agence France Presse Retrieved September 18 2009 External links EditBanned Books Week by ALA and ABFFE Banned Books Week Celebrating the Freedom to Read by ALA Rhode Island College LibGuide Banned Books Week The Top 100 Banned Challenged Books from 2000 2009 by ALATop 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books 2010 2019 American Library Association September 9 2020 Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists by ALA Interactive Website about Banned Books in America at the Wayback Machine archived 2015 03 05 by Robert E Kennedy Library 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