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The Reference Shelf: Book Bans & Censorship

Table of Contents

Preface




1 Understanding Censorship




Challenging Information




“What Is Book Banning? And What Isn’t?”




“‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules and Book Bans Might Have Felt Familiar in Medieval Europe”




“What You Need to Know About the Book Bans Sweeping the U.S.”




“Manuscripts Don’t Burn: A Timeline of Literary Censorship”




“Politics and School Libraries: What Shapes Students’ Access to Controversial Content”




2 A New Era of Censorship




Censorship in the 2020s




“Here’s the Long List of Topics Republicans Want Banned from the Classroom”




“After National Backlash, Florida Lawmakers Eye Changes to Book Restrictions”




“New Report: Book Bans Spike by 33% over Last School Year”




“Who’s Behind the Escalating Push to Ban Books? A New Report Has Answers”




3 Controversial Ideas




Race and Gender in Book Bans




“Narratives About Critical Race Theory and Americans’ Belief About Public Schools”




“Efforts to Ban Critical Race Theory Have Been Put Forth in all but One State—and Many Threaten Schools with a Loss of Funds”




“Now the Most Challenged and Banned Book, Gender Queer Was Written to Give Teenagers the Guidance That Author Maia Kobabe Never Had”




“Killing the Indians in 2023: Book Banning Seeks to Erase Native Americans—Opinion”




4 Censorship and the Law




The Legal Debate




“Congress Introduces New Bill to Fight Book Bans in Schools”




“State Laws Are Behind Many Book Bans, Even Indirectly, Report Finds”




“Illinois Set to Become First State to End Book Bans”




“Penguin Random House, PEN America, Authors and Parents Sue Florida County for Removing Books on Race and LGBTQ Themes”




“Anti-Censorship Legislation: A Flawed Attempt to Address a Legitimate Problem”




5 Education and Activism




Librarians and Students React to Book Banning




“How Teachers Can Stay True to History Without Breaking New Laws That Restrict What They Can Teach About Racism”




“‘Are You There, God?’ Reminds Us Why Books Are Still Banned, Even in the Digital Age”




“How School Libraries Buy Books, Struggle for Funds, and Confront Book Bans: An Explainer”




“Anti-CRT Bills Are Aimed to Incite the GOP Base—Not Parents”




“How Teens Benefit from Being Able to Read ‘Disturbing’ Books That Some Want to Ban”




“Book Bans and the Librarians Who Won’t Be Hushed”




Bibliography




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