Intellectual freedom is the right of all individuals to read, view, or listens to whatever materials they choose and to speak and write the beliefs and opinions they hold. Intellectual freedom is the basis of democracy and is the core concept upon which libraries are built.
The Superior Public Library follows The Library Bill of Rights that gives all people the right to read what the want, and that libraries should protect challenge censorship.
Sept. 22nd – 28th is Banned Books Week. In 2018, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) tracked 347 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services. Of the 483 books that were challenged or banned in 2018, the following are the top 11 most frequently challenged:
- George, by Alex Gino
- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, by Jill Twiss, illustrated by E. G. Keller
- Captain Underpants series, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey
- The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
- Drama, written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier
- Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher
- This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
- Skippyjon Jones series, written and illustrated by Judy Schachner
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
- This Day in June, by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten
- Two Boys Kissing, by David LevithanTo see the description of each book and why it was challenged or banned go to Http://ala.org/bbooks/top
