Banned Books

Learn about AAPF’s #TruthBeTold campaign and follow the different legislation enacted to remove racial and gender justice education.

A collation of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read.

This resource offers issues, strategies, and resources for preparing your professional community (teacher librarians and public librarians) to celebrate Banned Books Week.

Freedom to Read is a virtual reality environment created through the partnership of SJSU School of Information, Unite Against Book Bans, Little Free Library, and Books Unbanned in hope to engage, inform, and empower the general public, concerned citizens, educators and library and civic professionals to stop book bans and gain access to books that have been challenged, restricted, or banned.

Banned Books Week offers an opportunity for readers to voice censorship concerns, celebrate free expression and show their communities the importance of intellectual freedom. Here’s what you can do to fight censorship, keep books available in libraries, and promote the freedom to read!

Read about the history of Banned Books Week and ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom in American Libraries Magazine.

Overview of the issues of Intellectual Freedom and Censorship in a Q&A format

The National Coalition Against Censorship promotes freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression.

Report challenges to or bans of materials, resources, programs, and services to ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom.

Sources of information about why a particular title has been challenged, with links to lists of challenged or censored titles.

Unite Against Book Bans is a national initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.