Sound appealing? Not so fast.Īs we quickly find out, the future isn't all it's chalked up to be. Huxley first published this novel in 1932, but the story takes place far in the future, where government-sanctioned drug use and massive public orgies happen on the regular. But this vacation-gone-wrong is pretty much exactly what happens to poor Bernard Marx in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Okay, maybe we're getting a little too specific here. Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X.Have you ever been on a vacation that just didn't go well? Maybe you got food poisoning, or you fought with your family, or got bad news from back home? Or maybe you discovered your boss' illegitimate child and long-lost wife, brought them home with you, and continued to exploit them until your life completely unraveled?.Reasons: Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting “the values of our community”
Of the 273 books that were targeted, here are the most challenged, along with the reasons cited for censoring the books: The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 156 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2020.
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.įind more shareable statistics on the Free Downloads webpage Reasons: Banned, challenged, relocated, and restricted for providing sexual education and LGBTQIA+ content. Reasons: Banned and challenged because it depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicit Reasons: Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and degrading to women Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews.Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references and use of a derogatory term The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, violence, and because it was thought to promote an anti-police message and indoctrination of a social agenda Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for depictions of abuse and because it was considered to be sexually explicit Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, profanity, and because it was considered to be sexually explicit Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, and because it was considered to have sexually explicit images Of the 1597 books that were targeted, here are the most challenged, along with the reasons cited for censoring the books: The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 729 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2021. Meeting Rooms, Exhibit Spaces, and Programs.Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A.Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights.Poll: Voters Oppose Book Bans in Libraries.
ALA Statement on Censorship of Information Addressing Racial Injustice, Black American History, and Diversity Education.Library Services to the Incarcerated and Detained.Library Services for Patrons with Alzheimer's/Dementia.Libraries Respond: Protecting and Supporting Transgender Staff and Patrons.Libraries Respond: National Day of Healing.Libraries Respond: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers.Libraries Respond: Drag Queen Story Hour.Libraries Respond: Cyber-bullying and Doxxing.