This Timeline was created to mark the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week. Click on the Timeline to learn more about how and why books are banned.

14 Children's Books That Have Been Banned
30 Banned Books That May Surprise You
Google Books - Explore Banned Books
Parents Call Cops on Teen for Giving Away Absolutely True Diary

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Could Banning Books Actually Encourage More Readers? - National Public Radio

A Book Banning Close to Home

Guess Who Made Jeopardy?

NPR - Reconsideration

NPR Blog - Ban Is Lifted

Reuters - Ban Lifted
WSJ Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man,’ Banned by Some Schools, Fights For Visibility

FIVE MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL - BANNED BOOKS

Banned Books video playlist from Edutopia (9/30/12)

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Bookmans Does Banned Books

Virtual Readout video

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Recommended Reading for High School Students

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"The truth is the light ...

and the light is the truth." - Ralph Ellison

Use your snipping tool (Windows) to freeze frames from videos (as seen above).

100 Books Banned 1990-2000

More Resources

American Library Association
NCTE Banned Books Website

Banned Books video playlist from Edutopia (9/30/12)

Banned Websites Awareness Day

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

To raise awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries, AASL has designated one day during Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day. On Wednesday, September 28, AASL asks school librarians and other educators to promote an awareness of how overly restrictive filtering affects student learning.

Joyce Valenza on Banned Websites Awareness Day

Banned Websites Awareness Day - SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

To raise awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries, AASL has designated one day during Banned Books Week as Banned Websites Awareness Day. On Wednesday, September 28, AASL asks school librarians and other educators to promote an awareness of how overly restrictive filtering affects student learning.