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Young readers in Florida enjoy the freedom to choose their library books, but campaigners are attempting to restrict content that deals with the challenges of low income. Photograph: Paul Hennessy/Polaris |
the annual salute to the freedom to read has become a fixture. It aims
to counterbalance perennial challenges to the content of books and
efforts to get them banned, usually from schools and libraries.
The ALA collects information on which books are objected to and
reports on prominent recurring themes that tend to generate moral or
ideological indignation. Subjects such as religion, race, gender, sexuality and allegations of sexually explicit content or offensive language frequently top the list. Read article...
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