The American Library Association promotes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinions even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
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Banned Books Week was first organized in 1982 to celebrate the freedom to read. Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, American Library Association, Association of American Publishers, and other organizations.
Banned Books Week provides an opportunity to talk about issues related to censorship and the freedom to access materials from varying perspectives.
Use these sources to discover where, when and why books were banned or challenged.
Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read by 
Banned in the U.S.A. : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries
Encyclopedia of Censorship
Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds by 
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds by 
Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds
Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by 
The Chocolate War by 
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by 
The Color Purple by 
King and King by 
The Things They Carried by 
