- Forbidden Library: Banned and Challenged Books
Highlights books that have been targets of censorship from Confucius to Harry Potter. Gives details on when, where, and why, and includes censorship quotes.
www.forbiddenlibrary.com
- Online Books Page: Banned Books Online
Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts, from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood.
onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html
- Challenged and Banned Books
Banned Books Week emphasizes the freedom to express one's opinion, even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular, and the importance of making available those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/challengedbanned/challengedbanned.htm
- KidSpeak
Supports kids, parents, and teachers who are fighting those who want to ban or restrict the books. Formerly known as Muggles for Harry Potter.
www.kidspeakonline.org
- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
Founded by the American Booksellers Association. Works to promote and protect the free exchange of ideas, particularly those contained in books.
www.abffe.org
- Freedom to Read Week
Book and Periodical Council monitors censorship issues in Canada, organizes the annual Freedom to Read Week event. Features kits to deal with would-be censors and invites participation.
www.freedomtoread.ca
- Books AtoZ: Banned Books and Censorship
Directory of links exploring banned, censored, and controversial books.
www.booksatoz.com/censorship/banned.htm
- Parents Against Bad Books In Schools (PABBIS)
Lists books which are considered sensitive, controversial, and inappropriate for K-12 schools.
www.pabbis.com
- Most Frequently Banned Books in the US in the 1990s
Taken from Banned in the USA, by Herbert Foerstel, the list consists of fifty books which were the most frequently challenged in the U.S. schools and public libraries between 1990 and 1992.
www.cs.cmu.edu/People/spok/most-banned.html
- What Johnny Can't Read: Censorship in American Libraries
Essay by Suzanne Fisher Staples discussing censorship and banning of books in school.
scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/winter96/pubCONN.html
- Controversial & Banned Books
Includes information about banned books and lists of banned books and authors.
www.banned-books.com
- Banned Books: A Pathfinder
For as long as there has been literature, there have been individuals trying to prohibit access to literature. This pathfinder includes information and resources regarding banned or challenged books, as well as the general topic of intellectual freedom.
www.albany.edu/~mr3240/isp605
- Wikipedia: List of Banned Books
Find a list of banned books and the reasons why they have been censored.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_books
- He Who Destroyes a Good Booke, Kills Reason It Selfe
Exhibition from the Kenneth Spencer Research Library on former director Robert Vosper's response to the McCarthy era.
spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/bannedbooks/bannedbooks.html
- Challenged & Banned Books
List of challenged and banned books, compiled by the St. Charles Public Library staff.
www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/arl_banned.htm
- National Coalition Against Censorship - Books
Learn how books have been targets for censorship for various reasons, and read about specific incidents across the country.
www.ncac.org/action_issues/Books.cfm
- PEN American Center: Freedom to Write
Program of PEN advocacy to protect the freedom of the written word wherever it is imperiled. Site presents an overview of problems faced by writers and journalists around the world and the campaigns to address those issues.
www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/172
- Banned Books and Censorship Resources
An annotated directory of web sites dealing with censorship in all its forms, along with a selective print bibliography.
www.georgesuttle.com/censorship
- Humanities-Interactive: Bonfire of the Liberties
Online exhibit from the Texas Humanities Resource Center. Examines the history of censorship, including book burning and challenges to assigned texts in schools.
www.humanities-interactive.org/literature/bonfire
- Explore Banned Books
Google Book Search provides links to literary classics that have been banned or challenged.
books.google.com/googlebooks/banned
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