Intellectual Freedom Archives

A Look Back at the History of Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week, held this year September 27 – October 3, 2020, is an annual event celebrating the freedom to …

Banned Books Week runs September 27 to October 3 this year, with the theme “Find Your Freedom to Read During Banned …

NCTE 10.17.19

With 3 days left to the National Day on Writing, we’re sharing a series of reflections from members and …

This post originally appeared on Sept. 20, 2017. Complaints about the use of various technological tools in classrooms are …

Banned Books Week 2019 will be held September 22–28. The theme of this year’s event is “Censorship Leaves Us in …

NCTE 09.11.19

These tips were contributed by NCTE member Mollie Blackburn, author of the recent NCTE book, Adventurous Thinking: Fostering Students’ Rights to …

NCTE 08.07.19

This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015. “We want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …

Last week here in Champaign-Urbana (IL), kids in the “balanced calendar” schools started their 2019–2020 school year. In a couple …

It’s a double birthday! J.K. Rowling was born July 31, 1965, in Bristol, England. From the stories that Rowling tells …

I challenge you to take a look at the books on your office or classroom shelf and see how well …