Often there is an attempt by community members to remove and make invisible what they don’t personally like. The field report points out that “challenges to books and other resources reveal our society’s concerns and issues.” While 2020 continued to see many LGBTQ+ books under attack, there was an increase in challenges to books that address racism and share the stories of people who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. In addition to reporting on banned and challenged books, the 2020 Field Report also tracks data of other challenged resources including, films, meeting rooms, displays and artwork, and in one case, an editorial cartoon.

Each year, since 1990, the ALA has documented the attempts across the United States to remove books from libraries and schools. The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) has released its 2020 Banned & Challenged Books list and 2020 Field Report. Graphic Novels: Suggestions for Librarians.Working With Libraries! A Handbook For Comics Creators.Know Your Rights: Student Rights Fact Sheet.Raising a Reader! How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love To Read!.Adding Graphic Novels to Your Library or Classroom Collection.Kirkpatrick, NY State Court of Appeals (1973) Obscenity Case Files: Joseph Burstyn, Inc.

Des Moines Independent Community School District Obscenity Case Files: United States v.Pacifica Foundation (George Carlin’s Seven Dirty Words) Obscenity Case Files: People of New York v.

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