Banned Books

Browse our latest posts from Fall 2024:

• Banned Books Week 2024 - Read about the importance of observing Banned Books Week as a large academic library in the United States. Browse the list of related posts from the previous five years.
• Judy Blume’s banned books - The impact of Judy Blume’s books is immeasurable. The fact that they have been on banned book lists from the time she started writing them is shocking, sad and downright infuriating.
• My Favorite Banned Books from Past Years - A personal recollection of some outstanding books that were banned or challenged in the past ten years, most available from RUL.
• Banned Books: Animal Farm Revisited - It may not sound like the most important book in 2024, but Animal Farm is still one of the most indicative texts to help understand why any group would challenge the reading preferences of another.

Following the tradition of the past years, Books We Read is proud to present related RUL resources, along with our reflections.

• Rutgers students stand with the banned - in 2023, SEBS students had a class assignment during their library instruction related to banned books
• Browse a sample of posters created in the Fall 2023 Academic Mentoring classes held from September 25 – October 3
• See also Banned Books Students Read (2019-2022), Poster Gallery 11:  book recommendations by SEBS students
• Banned Book Weeks 2023 - check out our in-house exhibits and more
• Browse all posts related to Banned Books written by library faculty, staff, students, and guests in the past five years