Banned Books Week
September 25 - October 1, 2016
NEW!!! Banned Books Week Pinterest Board
Banned Books Week: What Librarians Are Planning
THIS JUST IN - Celebrate the Freedom to Read: Help Crowdsource This Great BBW Resource
2015 Banned Books Week to Focus on YA Lit
Frequently Challenged Books for Kids and Teens - from Common Sense Media
Infographic on Banned Books 2014
SLJ's Resources on Banned and Challenged Books
Read All About It: American Library Association - Banned Books Week
SPEAK UP!
25 Awesome Quotes from Banned and Challenged Books
This Timeline was created to mark the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week. Click on the Timeline to learn more about how and why books are banned.
14 Children's Books That Have Been Banned
30 Banned Books That May Surprise You
Google Books - Explore Banned Books
Parents Call Cops on Teen for Giving Away Absolutely True Diary
LISTEN HERE!
Could Banning Books Actually Encourage More Readers? - National Public Radio
A Book Banning Close to Home
NPR - Reconsideration
Reuters - Ban Lifted
WSJ Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man,’ Banned by Some Schools, Fights For Visibility
FIVE MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL - BANNED BOOKS
More Resources
American Library Association
NCTE Banned Books Website
Banned Books video playlist from Edutopia (9/30/12)
Banned Websites Awareness Day
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
To raise awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries, AASL has designated one day during Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day. On Wednesday, September 30, AASL asks school librarians and other educators to promote an awareness of how overly restrictive filtering affects student learning.
SMORE About Books
- It's a Novel!
- bookface
- CSI in the Library
- Edgar Everywhere! (Edgar Allan Poe)
- Speed Booking - aka Speed Book Dating