Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Reasons: Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting “the values of our community” Of the 273 books that were targeted, here are the most challenged, along with the reasons cited for censoring the books: The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 156 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2020. A banning is the removal of those materials. At the same time, books addressing themes and issues of concern for LGBTQIA+ people continued to dominate the list.Ī challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. Demands to remove books addressing racism and racial justice or those that shared the stories of Black, Indigenous, or people of color grew in number. In 2020, more than 273 books were affected by censorship attempts. It brings together the entire book community - librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types - in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove is raped and impregnated by her father, and slowly goes insane after the baby dies prematurely. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. 13 July 2015 Sexual Violence in The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison is just as much about sexual violence and gender disparity as it is racial hatred.
Censorship, on the other hand, divides us and creates barriers.īanned Books Week (September 26 - October 2, 2021) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Reading-especially books that extend beyond our own experiences-expands our worldview. Books reach across boundaries and build connections between readers. Books unite us.Sharing stories important to us means sharing a part of ourselves.
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