Banned Book Lists

Lists of books that are frequently banned from public libraries and schools.

Resources in this category:

Banned Books List - Dixie State College Library
http://library.dixie.edu/new/bannedlist.html

Browse a list of banned books complied by Librarians at the Val A. Browning Memorial Library at the Dixie State College of Utah. Author, title, and call number are listed for each book. If the title of a book is hyperlinked, you can click on it for information about why it was banned. Note: Call numbers listed are for the Val A. Browning Memorial Library. These books may have different call numbers at your own library.

Books Banned Around the World
http://www.iftpc.org/banned.html

This list provides a sampling of "books banned in their authors' native countries but available in the United States."

Google Book Search: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read
http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/

Browse full-text or excerpts of banned books and/or find out if they’re available at a library near you with this site powered by Google Book Search. Several books are featured, from classics to contemporary works. Each book is listed with an informative quote as well as a link to books about the book.

OCLC Top 1000: 2005 Banned Books
http://www.oclc.org/research/top1000/banned.htm

The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)is a worldwide library cooperative whose online catalog, WorldCat, contains over one billion items from over 10,000 libraries. Browse this list of banned books that made it onto their list of the top 1000 books held by member libraries in 2005. Interested in reading a book on the list? Click the WorldCat icon to find the library nearest you that owns it.