LibGuides: Celebrating the Freedom to Read: Banned Books Week 2014

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And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson; Peter Parnell; Henry Cole (Illustrator)
Call Number: Oversize Geisel, Floor6 PS3618.I34469 A53 2005
ISBN: 9780689878459
Publication Date: 2005
Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa; Project (Translator)
Call Number: PN6790.J33 N3313 (Geisel, 7th fl)
ISBN: 9780867196023
Publication Date: 2004
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Call Number: PS3563.O8749 B4 1987
ISBN: 0394535979
Publication Date: 1987
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Call Number: PN6727.B3757 Z46 (Geisel 7th fl)
ISBN: 9780618871711
Publication Date: 2007
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Call Number: PN6747.S245 P4713 (Geisel 7th fl)
ISBN: 9780375714573
Publication Date: 2004
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Call Number: PZ7.A382 Ab 2007, Geisel Floor7
ISBN: 9780316013680
Publication Date: 2007
The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Ed. Nancy Walker
Call Number: PS1294.C63 A6435 2000, Geisel Fl 7
ISBN: 9780312195755
Publication Date: 2000
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Call Number: HV5132 .W35 2006 Geisel Fl 6
ISBN: 9780743247542
Publication Date: 2006
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Call Number: PS3511.I9 G7 2013 Geisel Fl 7
ISBN: 0743273567
Publication Date: 2013
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Call Number: Proquest e-book
ISBN: 9781594631931
Publication Date: 2013
Ulysses by James Joyce
Call Number: Geisel Fl. 7, PR6019.O9 U4 1984 v.1, PR6019.O9 U4 1984 v.2, PR6019.O9 U4 1984 v.3
ISBN: 0824043758
Publication Date: 1984

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BBW 2014 Celebrates Graphic Novels
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Common Reasons for Book Challenges
This page lists and explains some common reasons for book challenges.
Take Action Against Censorship
ALA provides a list of how to oppose censorship.
The Library Bill of Rights
Adopted by the American Library Association in 1939, the Library Bill of Rights is a set of guidelines for providing services to patrons.