Freedom to Read Week is an annual Canadian event that encourages us to
think about and reaffirm our commitment to intellectual freedom -- a right guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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 displays
Check out the displays at Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby) and Fraser Library (SFU Surrey) for books that have been challenged or banned.
Nonfiction
Fiction
Read online
Location
W.A.C. Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby), Fraser Library (SFU Surrey)
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
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From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2011
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From https://freedomtoread.ca/wp-content/uploads/35ChallengedPublications.pdf
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/and-tango-makes-three/
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/on-the-banks-of-plum-creek/
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From https://bannedbooksweek.org/11-challenged-and-banned-comics/
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From https://pen.org/literature-locked-up-banned-books-2019/
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From https://freedomtoread.ca/wp-content/uploads/35ChallengedPublications.pdf
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From https://bannedbooksweek.org/11-challenged-and-banned-comics/
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/the-golden-compass/
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From https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/25/banned-books-week-censorship-john-green-jillian-tamaki-comics-books
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/challenges-to-canadian-publications-abroad/
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From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2018
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/the-harry-potter-series/
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/the-handmaids-tale/
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/challenges-to-canadian-publications-abroad/
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From https://www.cbc.ca/books/banned-books-week-11-canadian-books-that-have-been-challenged-1.4311368
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From https://web.archive.org/web/20180603092037/http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica
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From https://www.ila.org/initiatives/banned-books-week/books-challenged-or-banned-in-2014-2015
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From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2010 and http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2009
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From https://bbark.deepforestproductions.com/column/2014/05/04/banned-books-awareness-hop-on-pop/
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From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2018
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From https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/sep/25/banned-books-week-censorship-john-green-jillian-tamaki-comics-books
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From http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2013
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From https://www.freedomtoread.ca/challenged-works/contes-pour-buveurs-attardes/