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The Shield

To celebrate Banned Book Week, our staff shared some of their favorite banned books.

Shield staff members share their favorite banned books

Tegan Ruhl, Lifestyle Editor September 25, 2024

Banned Books Week is an annual campaign that brings attention to the number of banned or challenged books in schools and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week stresses...

Banning books is not limited to the United States. Other countries have their own list of banned books.

Five books that are banned around the world

Maci Crowell, Staff Writer October 18, 2023

Banned Books Week, Oct. 1-7, is a time when we put a spotlight on books that have been suppressed by governments and schools around the world. Banning books can be argued to be a stifiling of rights and...

Banned Book Week 2021 was Sept. 26 - Oct. 2. A banned book is one that is made unavailable in libraries or stores.

Banned Book Week highlights the dangers of censorship

Sydney Lawson, Staff Writer October 6, 2021

Have you ever been captivated by the words of a book? Lost in a world created or reflected by the mind of an author? Has a book ever challenged your ideology?  A challenged book is one that has faced...

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