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Banned Books

Book bans and restrictions are on the rise in classrooms and libraries nationwide. The GCC library guide is designed to promote awareness about the importance of intellectual freedom and the freedom to read.

"Turning the Page on Banned Books." PEN America, 2024. pen.org. Accessed 23 Sept. 2024.
 

"Today, state legislators are introducing — and in some cases passing — educational gag orders to censor teachers, proposals to track and monitor teachers, and mechanisms to facilitate book banning in school districts. At the same time, the scale and force of book banning in local communities is escalating dramatically. In recent years PEN America has typically encountered a handful of such cases each year. The findings in this report demonstrate a profound increase in both the number of books."

- PEN America 

 

Banned Book Awareness

"Book Bans." Films Media Group, 2023. Films On Demand. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.
Use your GCC login information to access, Films On Demand.

Challenged Books

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Lawn Boy

Seventh on the 2022 Most Challenged Books 
Number of challenges: 54 
Challenged for: LGBTQIA+ content, claimed to be sexually explicit.
Source: American Library Association, 2023

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