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Book Banning
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Freedom to Read.ca
- Freedom to Read Week encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom.
What Johnny Can't Read: Censorship in American Libraries
- Essay by Suzanne Fisher Staples on censorship in American school libraries.
Banned Books On-Line
- Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts.
Censored
- Directory of Web and print censorship resources with detailed descriptions of each link.
The Censorship Pages -- Information on Censorship of the Written Word
- Articles and links on banned books and censorship. Many links are dead.
Censorship and Book Burning
- Modest collection of sayings and viewpoints of book burning.
Parents Against Bad Books In Schools
- Information and resources for challenging controversial books in K-12 schools.
United Students Against Book Banning
- A collective of Canadian students fighting censorship.
Most Frequently Challenged Books in the US in the early 1990s
- A list of the 50 most frequently challenged titles in schools and public libraries between 1990 and 1992, based on Herbert Foerstel's book, Banned in the U.S.A.
Look Out, Harry Potter: Book Banning Heats Up
- This article from Education World explores the issue of book banning with a special focus on the Rowling's Harry Potter books, and includes a set of resources for establishing procedures in school systems to handle challenges to popular books.
ALA: Banned Books Week
- Information and resources on this year's Banned Books Week, from the American Library Association. Includes an overview of the topic of banned and burned books, press kits, a list of the most frequently challenged books, and links.
Banned Books Quiz
- Test your knowledge of banned books with this quiz.
Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
- This exhibition from the University of Virginia Libraries includes numerous cover images of censored books, plus thoughtful and informative commentary.
Free Expression Policy Project
- A think tank on artistic and intellectual freedom that provides empirical research and policy development on tough censorship issues.
Banning Books from the Classroom: How To Handle Cries for Censorship
- This informative article from education World is mainly aimed at teachers, but it is useful for anyone concerned with book banning and censorship in schools. Challenges to school materials are a common occurrence. How should such challenges be handled? How can they be avoided?
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