Each year during the last week of September, libraries, publishers, schools, and other organizations focus on Banned Books Week, which "highlights the value of free and open access to information...[and the] support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular" (American Library Association, 2017, Banned Books Week).
Here at Concordia Libraries, we're emphasizing frequently challenged books: children's and youth books, fiction titles, non-fiction, classics, etc. Please come in to take a look at what we've placed in our displays throughout the library! We also have this guide to showcase the issues and news surrounding challenged and banned books.
"A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials."
"Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others."