More books are being targeted for censorship than ever—according to the ALA, over four thousand titles were challenged in 2023, 65% more than in 2022, with organized pressure groups increasingly targeting public libraries as well as school libraries.
Join SCARLA (Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association) on Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m. EDT for a free-ranging discussion of censorship and book challenge issues and readings from our favorite banned books.
Sign up here (Rutgers login required) if there are particular books you want to read from, resources you want to share, or things you want to talk about. Or just show up!
Resources and information:
- ALA’s Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023
- “Censorship Attacks”: Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson’s database of book bans and challenges in the United States, sponsored by the EveryLibrary Institute
Zoom: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/2244511291?pwd=ZmNIVnNBYStkcW1CQ0lxZ0tzRXMxUT09