Banned Book Week: Sep 22-28

Banned Book Week (on Twitter)
September 22-28, 2013

Office of Intellectual Freedom Top 10 List of Frequently Challenged Books in 2012:

State of America's Libraries Report 2013
Intellectual Freedom

Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey
   (offensive language, unsuited for age group)

“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie
   (offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group)
“Thirteen Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher
   (drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, suicide, unsuited for age group)
“Fifty Shades of Grey,” by E. L. James
   (offensive language, sexually explicit)
“And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
   (homosexuality, unsuited for age group)
“The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini
   (homosexuality, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit)
“Looking for Alaska,” by John Green
   (offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group)
Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz
(   unsuited for age group, violence)
“The Glass Castle,” by Jeannette Walls
   (offensive language, sexually explicit)
“Beloved,” by Toni Morrison
   (sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, violence)

Banned Books Virtual Read-Out!
For the third year in a row, readers from across the country and around the world will be able to participate virtually during Banned Books Week, Sept. 22 – 28, 2013. Participants may proclaim the importance of the freedom to read by posting videos that will be featured on a dedicated Banned Books Week Virtual Read-Out YouTube channel.

Banned Book Trading Cards 2013:

by libraryasincubatorproject: Sep 22, 2013

In celebration of Banned Books Week 2013, the Library as Incubator Project presents a special weeklong series that carries on the great work that Lawrence Public Library in Kansas did last year with their Banned Book Trading Card pack. This week we are pleased to feature cards from TWO libraries’ packs: Lawrence Public Library once again, and the Chapel Hill Public Library in North Carolina.

Each day we’ll feature a gallery of the libraries’ trading cards. We encourage you to add your comments in the comment section and follow #BannedBookBattle on Twitter and Facebook to stay updated on the cards and to share your stories about banned and challenged books.

Today’s featured cards are based on Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (book cover artwork by Mary Burchill) and Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (book cover artwork by Clay Carmichael).