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  1. This week is Banned Books Week! J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was banned for “promoting the occult.” This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned book.

    This week is Banned Books Week!

    J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was banned for “promoting the occult.”

    This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned book.

  2. This week is Banned Books Week! Nancy Garden’s Annie on My Mind was banned because of its homosexual themes. This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned books.

    This week is Banned Books Week!

    Nancy Garden’s Annie on My Mind was banned because of its homosexual themes.

    This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned books.

  3. This week is Banned Books Week! S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders was banned because of its portrayal of gang violence, underage smoking and drinking, strong language, slang usage, and exposé on family dysfunction. This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned books.

    This week is Banned Books Week!

    S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders was banned because of its portrayal of gang violence, underage smoking and drinking, strong language, slang usage, and exposé on family dysfunction.

    This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned books.

  4. This week is Banned Books Week! Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret was challenged in many libraries and even banned in a few for being “sexually offensive and immoral.” This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned books.

    This week is Banned Books Week!

    Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret was challenged in many libraries and even banned in a few for being “sexually offensive and immoral.”

    This week, we’ll be featuring staff members with their favorite banned books.

  5. This week is Banned Books Week! Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed was challenged in 2004, 2010, 2011, and 2012 for “promoting socialist ideas, economic fallacies, and belittling Christians.” This week, we’ll be featuring staff members reading their favorite banned books.

    This week is Banned Books Week!

    Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed was challenged in 2004, 2010, 2011, and 2012 for “promoting socialist ideas, economic fallacies, and belittling Christians.”

    This week, we’ll be featuring staff members reading their favorite banned books.

  6. Banned Books Week Trivia Challenge →

    queenslibrary:

    In honor of the 30th year of Banned Books Week—a time to celebrate the freedom to read and speak out against censorship—a Queens Librarian has put together this banned-book trivia challenge for you! Let us know how you score!

    Note: Queens Library proudly carries all of the books included in this quiz.

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  7. This book was banned by libraries across the country during the first few years after its initial release, mostly due to Max’s behavioral problems. Next week is Banned Books Week and we’ll be celebrating challenged or banned books regularly on our little corner of the internet.

    This book was banned by libraries across the country during the first few years after its initial release, mostly due to Max’s behavioral problems. Next week is Banned Books Week and we’ll be celebrating challenged or banned books regularly on our little corner of the internet.