Banned Books Week
Event Team
Meet the Event Team
Colleen Cuddy
Lane Medical Library
Director, Research and Academic Collaboration
Sonam Soni
Lane Medical Library
Resource Management Librarian
Katie Stinson
Lane Medical Library
Access Services Specialist
Amanda Woodward
Lane Medical Library
Web Services Librarian
Banned Books Week
What is Banned Book Week?
"The American Library Association condemns censorship and works to ensure free access to information. Every year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. The lists are based on information from media stories and voluntary reports sent to OIF from communities across the U.S." (American Library Association, Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists
In 2021, there were over 700 challenges to library materials and services and nearly 1,600 books targeted (American Library Association, Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists). See the Top 10 Most Challenged Books list below and choose a book to sponsor today!
American Library Association. (2013, March 26) Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10
Join Us for our Banned Books Week Celebration!
Come join Lane Medical Library and the Diversity Center of Representation and Empowerment, or D-CORE, as they celebrate the American Library Association's Banned Books Week 2022.
To sponsor a book for the event, complete the sponsorship form below. Books sponsored before September 9th will be inducted into D-CORE the collection and made available to be checked out at the Banned Books Event on Wednesday, September 21st.
There will be light refreshments served and a raffle to win the Top 10 Most Banned Books of 2021 purchased from Marcus Books in Oakland.
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: D-CORE (located in the Ground Floor of the Lane Medical Library) or Lane Library Courtyard, weather permitting
Banned Books
Are you ready for us to add some banned books to our collection?
Let us know what you'd like us to add by sponsoring a banned book. Pick from a selection of the Top Most Challenged Books from the last 20 years on our sign-up list! If a title you're looking for isn't listed, it's likely been selected by someone else. Books sponsored before September 9th will be inducted into D-CORE the collection and made available to be checked out at the Banned Books Event on Wednesday, September 21st.
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021
Gender Queer by Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, and because it was considered to have sexually explicit images
Lawn Boy by Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit
All Boys Aren't Blue by Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, profanity, and because it was considered to be sexually explicit
Out of Darkness by Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for depictions of abuse and because it was considered to be sexually explicit
The Hate U Give by Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, violence, and because it was thought to promote an anti-police message and indoctrination of a social agenda
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references and use of a derogatory term
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Reasons: Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and degrading to women
The Bluest Eye by Reasons: Banned and challenged because it depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicit
This Book Is Gay by Reasons: Banned, challenged, relocated, and restricted for providing sexual education and LGBTQIA+ content
Beyond Magenta by Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit
