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Banned Books Week Handbook Online
September 25 - October 2, 2010


Banned Books Week Web Resources

Banned Books Week Information

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ABFFE First Amendment Bookshelf

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American Library Association's Banned Books Week An extensive site from one of the creators of Banned Books Week.
 

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National Coalition Against Censorship

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BannedBooksWeek.org  A collaboration between ABFFE and the American Library Association that provides information about Banned Books Week, the ALA Read Out! in Chicago and other events, and more.
 

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NCAC Kids Right to Read Project  KRRP is a joint initiative of NCAC and ABFFE that offers support, education, and advocacy to people facing book challenges or bans and engages local activists in promoting the freedom to read.
 

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Beacon for Freedom  Includes an extensive, searchable database of banned books and newspapers from around the world, as well as an index of publications about censorship and free expression.
 

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Banned Books Online   A closer look at the circumstances around book banning and censorship throughout history.
 

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Banned Book and Censorship Resources   A guide to web, print, and other materials on banned books, as well as general censorship.
 

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Amnesty International's Banned Books Week    Banned books explored in an international context.
 

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Enslow Publishers' Authors of Banned Books series features authors of fiction whose books have been banned or challenged frequently, including J.K. Rowling, John Steinbeck, Madeleine L'Engle, Mark Twain, and Robert Cormier.
 

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GOOD Magazine's Most Targeted Books Interactive Display showcases the year's most challenged books in an interactive, graphic display that uses color-coded arrows to point out the reasons given for the frequent challenges the books receive.
 

Websites that Promote Book Banning

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P.A.B.B.I.S.: Parents Against Bad Books in Schools

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ClassKS: Citizens for Literary Standards in Schools

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Citizens for Academic Responsibility