Uploaded September 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In celebration of the upcoming Banned Books Week, I go through the reasons why some of the books in my home library were banned.

What's your favorite banned book?

Banned Books Week is September 30 - October 6, hosted by the American Library Association
For more about it ala.org/advocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek
Banned Books Virtual Read-Out ala.org/advocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/calendarofevents/banned-books-virtual-read-out
Timeline of banned books ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/timeline30-years-liberating-literature
HPA blog by staffer Erin about Banned Books Week thehpalliance.org/2012/09/get-ready-to-read-banned-books

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