LibGuides: Queens: SPSON Celebrates Banned Books Week

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2022

The History of Book Bans—and their changing targets—in the U.S.
An article from National Geographic summarizing the history of book bans in the United States and the different topics, titles, and authors affected.

Banned E-Books to Read
The following books have been ordered to be removed from circulation or have been formally challenged for review. Ebooks available from Open Library Read one today!
Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban
The following titles were featured in Read the Books That Schools Want to Ban The Atlantic FEBRUARY 1, 2022
These 14 titles have been under attack for doing exactly what literature is supposed to do.
Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2001-2021 Of all the books that were targeted, here are the most challenged, along with the reasons cited for censoring the books:
Books Challenged in Texas
The following works have been challenged in Texas for containing subject matter related to "human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), sexually explicit images, graphic presentations of sexual behavior that is in violation of the law, or contain material that might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of their race or sex or convey that a student, by virtue of their race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously".