Banned Books Week
24th - 30th September 2017
Come and celebrate your right to read in the Library by
getting stuck into one of the many previously banned books that we have
on display.
Censorship has been exercised for millennia and when ideas
are written down and circulated, they are even more dangerous to the
establishment. Some of the most subversive books have become classics over
time after being publicly banned from libraries, shops and schools.
From The Bible to Where’s Wally?, no book seems safe from dispute; be it for political, moral, religious or ethical reasons or for just being too risque to be 'safe'!
Books are still banned, truncated, restricted and censored all over the world to this day. Join the debate on censorship, promote diversity in literature and celebrate your right to read!!
Here are some examples of well-known books and the reasons why they were banned:
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| Anti-communist |
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| Political, sexual content, profanity |
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| Political |
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| Profanity, religion |
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| Racism, sexism, elitism |
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| Religion |
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| Religion, sexual content, teenage drinking |
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| Violence, antisemitism |
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| Sociopolitical, elitism |
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| Sexual content |
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| Nudity |
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| Sexuality |
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| Racism, xenophobia |
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| Political |
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| Political, religion, sexual content |
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| Political |
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| Political, depiction of violence |
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Explicit sexual content and violence, profanity
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