In a recent editorial piece on The Huffington Post, author and high school teacher Peter Brown Hoffmeister discusses the hot topic of banning books and explores the dangerous implications and imminent pitfalls of censoring the materials teenagers have access to…
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Pasco County Schools Will Clarify Review Procedure for Challenged Books
To clear up confusion that came to light during a recent challenge to Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, school district officials in Pasco County, Florida plan to clarify the reach of decisions made by school-level review committees.…
NH Students Recreate Banned Book Covers
Monadnock Regional High School art teacher Emily Bialek didn’t just want her Swanzey, New Hampshire, students to create art. She wanted them to use art to help foster learning about larger topics that extended beyond the canvas. Her idea: have…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Efforts to Defend Books in 2015
Whether we were defending graphic novels or children’s books, defending books in elementary schools or colleges, 2015 proved to be a challenging year for free speech. CBLDF frequently joined coalitions to tackle book challenges and much more in 2015! Absolutely…
We’re Thankful for the Freedom the Read!
13 Free Speech Victories for Banned Books Week 2015!
This year, CBLDF and its partners in anti-censorship advocacy have seen a dramatic increase in book challenges compared to last year. Fortunately, in most of those cases we and local free speech fighters have prevailed! Here are some free speech…
Banned Books Quotes to Inspire You!
ACLU’s Banned Books Beach Reads
CBLDF Executive Director Responds to Most Frequently Challenged List
Three Graphic Novels Among ALA’s Ten Most Challenged Books of 2014
Graphic novels made a big splash in 2014, including first ever Caldecott and Newbery honors. But they also made their way into one of the places we hate to see them most: ALA’s 2014 Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books.…