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Book banning is at an all-time high in the United States.
These recents attacks have heavily targeted books addressing gender, sexuality, and race.
The English Puritans banned books they found heretical.
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In the 1920s, James JoycesUlysseswas banned nationally for obscenity.
The ban was overturned in a famous court case in the Southern District of New York in 1933.
This was aturning pointfor freedom of speech and the press.
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Mid-centuryhistory textbookswere also banned for being un-American, subversive, and potentially Communist.
In 1982, a landmark case even reached the Supreme Court.
Five students challenged the decision of their New York high school to remove nine books from the library.
Recent banning has caused raised eyebrows among many for the conspicuous set of subjects targeted.
Most recent bannings and attempts focus on books which addressgender, LGBTQIA+, and racial identitiesin age-appropriate fashion.
Banned book clubs are forming to push back on this trend and to confront uncomfortable topics head on.
High-profile prohibitions have generated interest in targeted works.
TheBanned Books Book Clubwas founded to be both a reading venture and a library fund.
Other clubs plan to meet in person.
They have access to everything.
Saying dont read this book shows that youre not understanding teen culture.
Young people have access to much information.
What they need is an adult to help them process it.
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To teens, reading banned books is an important experience.
The reason these books are being banned are the reasons why they should probably be read, she explains.
All these books that are being banned are about present issues.
If we can read them now, we have that knowledge for the future.
Libraries are joining the fight to make banned books accessible.
The New York Public Library announced theirBooks for Allcampaign.
Knowledge is power; ignorance is dangerous, breeding hate and division…
The Brooklyn Public Library is also holding virtualBooks Unbanned Teen Councilsfor youth who wish to engage.
you could also get involved in your local community withthese tipsto fight to keep books on shelves.
Teens and adults are pushing back on recent book bans by starting banned book clubs.
Libraries, too, are joining the fight to keep these titles accessible.
