Challenged for depictions of torture and Islamophobia
Challenged and Banned Books
1 user likes thisThe Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County supports the freedom to read this Banned Books Week. The titles on this list have been challenged, meaning that someone has question the availability of the material or banned, meaning a book has been removed from library shelves somewhere in the country, preventing all readers from accessing this material. The challenges have been made for a variety of reasons, from religious viewpoint, to profanity, to sexual content, to violence, to LGBTQ+ content. We seek to provide a collection that supports free access to information and none of the titles on this list have ever been removed from the shelves of our library. There are many reasons why people question a book, but at the Public Library we affirm your right to select the materials that suit you and your family, while allowing others to find the materials that suit them. As the American Library Association shares "Sharing stories important to us means sharing a part of ourselves. Books reach across boundaries and build connections between readers. Censorship, on the other hand, creates barriers." The list below was compiled by our staff throughout the county as a way to show the wide variety of challenged and banned books that you have the freedom to read in our library. Visit your library today to discover stories that mean something to you.
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The Holy Bible
Containing the Old and New Testaments : Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty's Special Command : Appointed to Be Read in Churches : Authorized King James Version
Gender Queer
a Memoir
All Boys Aren't Blue
a Memoir-manifesto
Maus
a Survivor's Tale
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