Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association. The 10 most challenged titles of 2015 were: Looking for Alaska, by John Green
Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James
Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to