Books as diverse as Huck Finn, Harry Potter, and the Bible have been removed from libraries in the United States and "black listed" by political or religious groups. Theodore Dreiser's now famous novel, Sister Carrie, was banned in Boston in 1900 and left in warehouses unavailable to readers. What is censorship? How does it happen? For answers to these and other questions visit the American Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Q & A page.
Visit the Online Books page to see some of the books that have been censored over the years and read excerpts. Includes adults books and some children’s titles.
Visit The Forbidden Library website for news articles about recent censorship activity.
A list of the most frequently challenged books for 1990-2000.
“WHAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ, Censorship in American Libraries,” An excellent article by Suzanne Staples is available full-text.