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)
Date(s)
February 21 - February 27
Location
All Simon Fraser University Libraries
Check out some of the challenged books available at the SFU Library
Request using Contactless pick-up service or read online.
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/
