Don't Read That

Today marks the end of Banned Books Week, a week dedicated to highlighting the need to push back against those who somehow think that limiting access to literature and information is a good thing.

From NPR...

Sponsored by the American Library Association several other groups, Banned Books Week has documented more than 1,000 books that have been banned or challenged at U.S. schools and libraries since it was first launched in 1982.

To illustrate the geographic distribution of these book bans and challenges, they’ve created a Google Map documenting the location of books that have been impacted over the last three years.

View Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2010 in a larger map

From the American Library Association, the Top 10 most frequently challenged books of 2009:

1. ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
2. And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
3. The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
4. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
5. Twilight (series) by Stephenie Meyer
6. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
7. My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
8. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
9. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
10. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier