Banned Books Week '21
2021 Banned Books Week at Rutgers- New Brunswick
BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read - September 30, 2020 at 5:30pm EST
Presented by: SCARLA (The Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association), LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association), Rutgers–New Brunswick Libraries, and the SC&I Alumni Association
Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020
Missed the event? Read the blog posts by Books We Read
- Big Ben Lying Down with Banned BooksAbout the 42 meter replica of Big Ben was set up in Piccadilly Gardens, lying almost horizontal and covered in 20,000 copies of 160 banned books.
- Banned Books as a Parenting Tool: Lessons from The GiverA post on how banned books can serve as a teaching and parenting tool.
- New Hungarian Law Challenges LibrariansA post about a new Hungarian law initially designed to combat pedophilia, conflating it with homosexuality, and the role of professional library associations to support freedom of speech.
- The Banned Books of Rutgers Special Collections and University ArchivesThe Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives, have a collection of over 53,000 books, pamphlets, and broadside, including books that have been banned over the years.
- Just Say Yes to Banned Books Week outside the United States!A recap of the Banned Books Week events at Rutgers, with an emphasis on the role of libraries as an opportunity to dedicate special attention to emerging factors that can limit intellectual freedom.
- Banned Books Week 2021A page to commemorate the event in 2021.
