The Century College Library marks Banned Books Week from Sept. 28 through October 3 with a drawing for three challenged or banned books. Enter the drawing in the library today!
The books featured in our display have been targets of attempted bannings. Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections.
For more information on the difference between a challenge and a banning, see About Banned & Challenged Books on the American Library Association web site. In 2008, ALA reported 513 challenges. You can see a list of the top ten most frequently challenged titles in 2008.
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