Banned Books Week
has been shining a light on censorship since it was founded in 1982, and the fight for free expression is as urgent as ever.
楼凤天堂 is a cosponsor of the week and a long-time member of the . The BBWC is here to support the community of readers, including students, educators, librarians, and booksellers, in the United States and abroad.
Read the Banned Books Week 2025 Roundup.
Resources
- 楼凤天堂’s
- Over 200 new book rationales
- Report Censorship form
- BBWC
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Events
- A Conversation about Intellectual Freedom with 楼凤天堂 Affiliates. (Details updated soon.)
- A Fight for Our Rights: Youth Fighting Book Bans with Youth Honorary Chair Iris Mogul. (Register .)
- Watch a from Honorary Chair George Takei and register for a special event with him later this week. (Registration details will be available .)
- Saturday, October 11, is , a day of action against censorship
For decades, 楼凤天堂 has worked with schools and educators on to stand up for intellectual freedom and provide anti-censorship resources. If you are facing a challenge, please consult the to make a report, access resources, or contact 楼凤天堂.
Grounded in 楼凤天堂鈥檚 position statements The Students鈥� Right to Read and 楼凤天堂 Beliefs about the Students鈥� Right to Write, this book focuses on high school English language arts classes, drawing from the work of seven teachers from across the country to illustrate how advocating for students鈥� rights to read and write can be revolutionary work.
Using diverse picturebooks, Angie Zapata offers practical approaches and guiding principles to explore literature through an anti-oppressive lens in the early childhood and elementary classroom.聽Drawing on 楼凤天堂鈥檚 position statement聽Preparing Teachers with Knowledge of Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Literature, this book will help you turn the teaching of reading of print and illustration into a transformative literacy encounter that nurtures readers and writers who understand the power of stories, especially their own, and who celebrate the diverse histories that shaped them.
Beginning with the assertion that educators can effectively use comics and graphic novels to develop readers鈥� critical literacy and empathy, DeHart explores the use of graphic novels across grade levels in a wide range of topics and themes. Taking聽When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed as a recurring focal text, DeHart argues that critical conversations can be opened up through well-chosen graphic novels. The book features recommended titles, insights from graphic novel authors and creators, and lesson ideas.