- About.com: Banned Books
Learn which great works of literature have been censored and the reasons behind it.
classiclit.about.com/od/bannedliteratur1/Banned_Books_Censorship.htm
- ALA: Challenged and Banned Books
The ALA provides lists of frequently challenged books as well as information about the difference between banned and challenged books.
www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/index.cfm
- American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression
Founded by the American Booksellers Association. Works to promote and protect the free exchange of ideas, particularly those contained in books.
www.abffe.org
- Banned Books and Censorship
Information and links about banned books from Loyola University Chicago Libraries.
homepages.luc.edu/~vcrouth/banned.htm
- Banned Books and Censorship Resources
An annotated directory of web sites dealing with censorship in all its forms, along with a selective print bibliography.
www.georgesuttle.com/censorship
- Books AtoZ: Banned Books and Censorship
Directory of links exploring banned, censored, and controversial books.
www.booksatoz.com/censorship/banned.htm
- Censorship and Book Burning
Quotes about censorship and book burning by such authors as Heinrich Heine, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Whitney, and John Milton. The page is devoted to author Salman Rushdie.
www.rjgeib.com/thoughts/burning/burning.html
- Challenged & Banned Books
List of challenged and banned books, compiled by the St. Charles Public Library staff.
www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/arl_banned.htm
- Controversial & Banned Books
Includes information about banned books and lists of banned books and authors.
www.banned-books.com
- Explore Banned Books
Google Book Search provides links to literary classics that have been banned or challenged.
books.google.com/googlebooks/banned
- Fact Monster: Banned Books
Learn about children's books that have been banned, who bans them, and why. Includes discussions about the freedom of speech and expression.
www.factmonster.com/spot/banned-kids-books.html
- Freedom to Read Week
Book and Periodical Council monitors censorship issues in Canada, organizes the annual Freedom to Read Week event. Features kits to deal with would-be censors and invites participation.
www.freedomtoread.ca
- He Who Destroyes a Good Booke, Kills Reason It Selfe
Exhibition from the Kenneth Spencer Research Library on former director Robert Vosper's response to the McCarthy era.
spencer.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/bannedbooks/bannedbooks.html
- KidSpeak
Supports kids, parents, and teachers who are fighting those who want to ban or restrict the books. Formerly known as Muggles for Harry Potter.
www.kidspeakonline.org
- Online Books Page: Banned Books Online
Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts, from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood.
onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html
- Parents Against Bad Books In Schools (PABBIS)
Lists books which are considered sensitive, controversial, and inappropriate for K-12 schools.
www.pabbis.com
- PEN American Center: Freedom to Write
Program of PEN advocacy to protect the freedom of the written word wherever it is imperiled. Site presents an overview of problems faced by writers and journalists around the world and the campaigns to address those issues.
www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/172
- United Students Against Book Banning (USABB)
Discusses literary censorship from a student's perspective. Includes resources about the history of censorship, commonly censored books and authors, and links to other sites.
www.angelfire.com/vt2/UnitedStudents
- What Johnny Can't Read: Censorship in American Libraries
Essay by Suzanne Fisher Staples discussing censorship and banning of books in school.
scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/winter96/pubCONN.html
- Wikipedia: List of Banned Books
Find a list of banned books and the reasons why they have been censored.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banned_books
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