Today Starts Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week 2019 will be held September 22–28. The theme of this year’s event is “Censorship Leaves Us in …
Expanding Our Ideas through Books
This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015. “We want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …
What You Think Is Not Necessarily What I Need To Think
Intellectual Freedom means just that, the freedom to use our intellects to learn and think about what we want to …
Doing the Hard Work of Preserving Freedom
This post by Joan Bertin, former executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship and 2017 NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award Winner, …
A Celebration of Reading Is Needed Now More Than Ever!
Censorship succeeds when no one talks about it; let’s make some noise. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom As we …
Planning for Banned Books Week 2018
Banned Books Week gives everyone a chance to celebrate their story. The courageous students, teachers, librarians, and authors who stand …
Leading the Conversation against Book Ratings and “Red Flags”: A Call to Action for English Teachers
This post was written by NCTE member Gretchen Oltman. As a new school year gets underway, now is a great time …
Banning Books Silences Stories
This year’s theme for Banned Books Week, September 23-29, goes to the heart of why we read—for the story—and the …
End of the Year Wrap-Up with NCTE
It’s hard to believe that 2017 is almost over! The end of the year often involves year-end lists – and …
Banned Books Week 2017: Resources from NCTE
“Censorship is like the monster under the bed. You never know what will trigger it, and you’ve got to be …