ENG 242: Introduction to Children's Literature: Resources
Keywords: Banned books, Prohibited books, Censorship
Web Resources
- ALA Field Reports 2004-2019ALA Field Reports provide detailed information about book bans for as specific year.
- ALA Top 10 Banned Books by yearInformation about banned books and Banned Book's Week
- Cover to Cover: An Analysis of Titles Banned in the 23-24 School YearIn the 2023-2024 school year, there were more than 10,000 instances of banned books in public schools, affecting more than 4,000 unique titles. These mass book bans were often the result of targeted campaigns to remove books with characters of color, LGBTQ+ identities, and sexual content from public school classrooms and libraries. As book bans reached an unprecedented high in the last school year, PEN America sought to further understand the impacts of this censorship – the identities, content areas, genres, and types of books that are being erased from America’s public schools.
- Banned Books Week Official WebsiteMore information about banned books week.
- Marshall Libraries - Banned BooksIncludes information about the top 10 books banned each year. Use the descriptions to locate specific instances (locations) of book banning.
- Office for Intellectual FreedomEstablished December 1, 1967, the Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials.
Book Resources
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds by Call Number: HU General CollectionISBN: 9780816082308Publication Date: 2011-06-01
Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds by Call Number: HU General Collection Z658.U5 K37 2011ISBN: 9780816082315Publication Date: 2011-06-01
Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds by Call Number: HU General Collection Z658.U5 S69 2011ISBN: 9780816082285Publication Date: 2011-06-01
Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds by Call Number: HU General Collection PN56.E7 S68 2011ISBN: 9780816082292Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Banned in the U. S. A. by Call Number: HU General Collection Z 658.U5 F64 1994ISBN: 0313285179Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Books under Fire by Call Number: HU General Collection Z 1019.S325 2015ISBN: 9780838911099Publication Date: 2014-09-01
Reading into Racism by Call Number: HU Children's Alcove LB 3045.64 K57 1985ISBN: 0415058813Publication Date: 1985-11-25
Context
Newspaper articles
- EBSCOhost (all databases) This link opens in a new windowTry searching for you book or author, then use the keyword terms for "banned books" that we discussed in class. Remember to mix and match keywords.
In-class history of book
History of book
Framework
- Publication info: when? where?
- Context: what's going on in society?
- Reception/Reviews: at the time and later
- Target audience?
- Distribution and use? (e.g. was it taught in schools?)
- Challenges/Bans: when and where? (will be multiple years)
Subject Guide
Rebecca Seipp
Contact:
seipprl@hollins.edu
MSIS, Information Science
The University of Texas at Austin
BA, History
Southwestern University
MSIS, Information Science
The University of Texas at Austin
BA, History
Southwestern University
540.362.6328