Links to Banned Book Sites on the Web

Articles

• A Challenged Modern Library
  An article by Ann Simmons on the recent Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century list. Simmons points out that exactly one third of the novels listed, including 6 of the top ten, have been banned or challenged at some point.
• The Most Frequently Banned Books in the 1990
  A List showing the 50 most frequently challenged books in schools and libraries between 1990 and 1992.
• The Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1998
  The top 10 most frequently challenged books of 1998 along with a description of why they were challenged or banned from the American Library Association.
• Banned Books Online
  An online "exhibit" of books that have been banned or challenged over the years. This site includes links to the full texts of the books and a background history on why they were banned.

Sites

• Huckleberry Finn
  • Huck Finn Today
    A collection of articles and resourses on the Huckleberry Finn controversy from the Mining Company.
  • The Pennsylvania NAACP vs. Huck Finn
    In February of this year, the Pennsylvania NAACP announced a statewide campaign to remove Huckleberry Finn from both optional and required reading lists in the state's schools. This site provides links to newspaper articles, editorials and reader's responses to the campaign.
• ACLU Banned Books Week
  The ACLU's site for Banned Books Week includes articles on recent challenges and censorship issues as well as links to banned book resources on the web.
• Banned Books Month at the MIT Press Bookstore
  A list of banned or challenged books from the MIT Bookstore. This site also includes links to other banned books resources on the web.
• Banned Books and Censorship
  A collection of links on resources related to book banning and censorship.
• Banned Books and Censorship: Information Resources
  A site from Loyola University Chicago Libraries on intellectual freedom and book banning.