The SFU Library upholds “the principles of intellectual and academic freedom; these are acknowledged as the foundation of collections management at the SFU Library, and contribute to an environment of openness, inquiry and innovation at the University.” (SFU Library Collections Policy Statement)
Visit our in-person display
Check out the displays at Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby) for books that have been challenged or banned.
Nonfiction
Fiction
Picture books
Read online
Date(s)
Extended to February 29
Location
Main floor, W.A.C. Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby)
Discover why some books are challenged
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From https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-wasted-tax-dollars-on-a-values-void-novel and https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/W/When-Everything-Feels-like-the-Movies -
From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2011 -
From https://freedomtoread.ca/wp-content/uploads/35ChallengedPublications.pdf -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/and-tango-makes-three/ -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/on-the-banks-of-plum-creek/ -
From https://bannedbooksweek.org/11-challenged-and-banned-comics/ -
From https://pen.org/literature-locked-up-banned-books-2019/ -
From https://freedomtoread.ca/wp-content/uploads/35ChallengedPublications.pdf -
From https://bannedbooksweek.org/11-challenged-and-banned-comics/ -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/the-golden-compass/ -
From https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/25/banned-books-week-censorship-john-green-jillian-tamaki-comics-books -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/challenges-to-canadian-publications-abroad/ -
From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2018 -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/the-harry-potter-series/ -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/the-handmaids-tale/ -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/challenges-to-canadian-publications-abroad/ -
From https://www.cbc.ca/books/banned-books-week-11-canadian-books-that-have-been-challenged-1.4311368 -
From https://web.archive.org/web/20180603092037/http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica -
From https://www.ila.org/initiatives/banned-books-week/books-challenged-or-banned-in-2014-2015 -
From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2010 and http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2009 -
From https://bbark.deepforestproductions.com/column/2014/05/04/banned-books-awareness-hop-on-pop/ -
From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2018 -
From https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/25/banned-books-week-censorship-john-green-jillian-tamaki-comics-books -
From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2013 -
From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/contes-pour-buveurs-attardes/