This week in September recognizes books that have been challenged.

These are the materials that make up the bulk of libraries circulating items.

This is a book challenged for obscenity because the title character is a grown man in his tighty whiteys.

This book was a top ten challenged book for several years after Netflix adapted it for TV and parents became concerned it glorified suicide.

A popular trilogy of books that became an even more popular movie series, this book has been called an abusive fairy tale because of its bdsm themes.

These are the dates of this year’s Banned Books Week.

The is the animal mascot of the El Paso Public Library.

This is a famous children’s author frequently challenged for making up words such as sneezles.

A popular movie saga whose books have been challenged for several reasons but most commonly challengers have cited religious beliefs because it has vampire characters.

Renewed interest in this book due to its popular Hulu adaptation, this book has been challenged because of its anti-Christian overtones in the country of Gilead.

This is the word that describes when books are removed from public circulation due to a group’s objection.

The El Paso Public Library has this many branches.

This is a Classic book challenged for obscene language because the boy is traveling with an African American man who is often referred to by the N word.

Another popular movie series starring Jennifer Lawrence, this book was challenged for promoting violence against kids.

A powerful movie starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, this book has been challenged because it promotes violence between men.

This is the year that Banned Books Week was first launched.

This library in Washington D. C. is the largest library in the world with 168 million items.

This is a children’s chapter book challenged because it deals with death when the main character’s best friend drowns in the river.

This book was also made into a movie starring Emma Watson and has been challenged due to profanity and sexual content.

Not only a banned book itself, this book is about a future where the fire department tracks down books and burns them.

This is the theme for this year’s Banned Books Week.

This is the month when Banned Books Week happens but also Library Card Sign-Up Month.

This is a book challenged for LGBTQ themes because the title character is a girl in a boy’s body.

A classic often taught in most High Schools, this book by J.D. Salinger was banned between 1960 and 1980 because it was considered communist propaganda.

Written by Adolf Hitler, it is no wonder this book is often challenged, but even this book is protected against censorship.