September 22-28, 2019
How many “banned books” does your library have?
Join us for our Literary Photo Scavenger Hunt
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Win an Amazon gift card for the most Banned Book Photos!
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 347 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2018. Of the 483 books challenged or banned in 2018, the Top 11 Most Challenged Books are:
- George by Alex Gino
- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss, illustrated by EG Keller
- Captain Underpants series written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Drama written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
- Skippyjon Jones series written and illustrated by Judy Schachner
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten
- Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
How can you participate and raise awareness about banned books?
- Visit your local library and see if you can find all the books on the banned book list provided.
- When you find the book, take a picture of the book jacket and post it on our Facebook page.
- Include your name and what library the book was at.
- Please feel free to include in your postings why you think the book was challenged and any thoughts on intellectual freedom.
- The winner will be announced September 30.