PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries'
by Anastasia Tsioulcas
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/nx-s1-5559158/book-bans-challenges-pen-america
List of banned books:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments
Below, Decameron. Banned in Australia from 1927 to 1936 and from 1938 to 1973.
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Fight back!
Teens & young adults in the US can get an eCard (borrow ebooks, audio, etc.) from the Brooklyn Public Library: https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-teenagers-can-borrow-banned-books-for-free-from-brooklyn-public-library/
Request a free card — email the library: [email protected]
More: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
Similar programs with free eCards for **all** youth nationwide —
Boston: https://www.bpl.org/books-unbanned/
San Diego: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/booksunbanned
Seattle: https://www.spl.org/programs-and-services/teens/books-unbanned
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