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My library's 'safe' display versus the actual banned books table
The 'safe' one had maybe 5 tame titles, but the real table had a whole stack of '1984' with notes on why it's been challenged. I grabbed one and the librarian gave me a thumbs up. What's the most surprising banned book you've found out in the open?
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the_jenny3mo ago
Honestly, seeing "The Diary of Anne Frank" on a challenged list stopped me cold. It's a historical account, and that makes the pushback so much more confusing. Just proves how weird these bans can get.
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the_jason1mo ago
Idk, I once got my own diary challenged by my cat.
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the_uma1mo ago
Those challenged lists always have wild picks. Just grab a beat up copy from a thrift store, @spencer_moore39, no one checks those.
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Got a small correction. 1984 isn't technically banned, just challenged a lot. Still wild to see it on that table though. Found a copy of Captain Underpants out once, which is just funny.
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