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Black Banned Books
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JasmineS_KCMO
JasmineS_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 20, 2022
48 items
In honor of Banned Books Week, here are some amazing banned books by Black authors talking about all that is the black experience.
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Go Ahead, Read a Banned Book!
By:
HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 19, 2022
72 items
"The ALA has documented 681 challenges to books through the first eight months of this year, involving 1,651 different tit...
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Strong Women in Books!
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KelseyB_KCMO
KelseyB_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 19, 2022
10 items
This is a booklist of some great books that feature some empowering ladies who are pretty awesome, if you ask me! - Created by ...
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Rock Out and Read On!
Created on:
Jun 14, 2022
23 items
Music has a starring role in these middle grade and YA reads!
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YA Registration Prizes for our 2022 Summer Reading Program
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RenaeP_KCMO
RenaeP_KCMO
Created on:
Jun 06, 2022
22 items
Have you signed up for our 2022 Summer Reading Program? Just for registering, you can take home a free book! Here is the list o...
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A book list for teens who refuse to be told what they can't read
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RenaeP_KCMO
RenaeP_KCMO
Created on:
Apr 10, 2022
16 items
Kansas City's local NPR affiliate asked, "Are there books that contain ideas so crucial to understanding the world that it...
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Teen Book Award Winners 2022
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KelseyB_KCMO
KelseyB_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 24, 2022
67 items
Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for teens. Selected by c...
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The Books the Goddard School in Kansas Wants Removed
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HaleyL_KCMO
HaleyL_KCMO
Created on:
Nov 10, 2021
27 items
From KCUR.Org "Jaime Prothro, Wichita’s director of libraries, said there’s an increase in challenges to library purchases...
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Banned Books Top 10 from 2018-2020
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DaveJ_KCMO
DaveJ_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 20, 2021
26 items
A list of the top 10 banned books compiled from the ALA from 2018-2020.
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2021 Teen Summer Reading Recommendations
Created on:
May 27, 2021
23 items
Our youth librarians have chosen titles to spark your interest this summer and beyond! Choose from these books or find your own...
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Can't read this: Banned Books Week 2022
Created on:
Sep 24, 2020
52 items
Banned Books Week was established in September of 1982 to highlight current and historical attempts to censor books in librarie...
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Odyssey Audiobooks Award for Young Adults
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LauraR_KCMO
LauraR_KCMO
Created on:
Sep 10, 2019
23 items
The Odyssey Award is given to those who have produced an outstanding audiobook for children and young adults. This list covers ...
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2018 Youth Media Award Winners
By:
CindyH_KCMO
CindyH_KCMO
Created on:
Mar 01, 2018
31 items
American Library Association
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A Year of Reading Women of Color (2018)
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KatieD_KCMO
KatieD_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 20, 2018
27 items
2018 is the year I read only books written by women of color. Here are the books I read.
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2018 ALA Youth Media Awards
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SamanthaE_KCMO
SamanthaE_KCMO
Created on:
Feb 13, 2018
15 items
"Each year the American Library Association honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. ...
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Young Adult Books by Women of Color
By:
KatieD_KCMO
KatieD_KCMO
Created on:
Jan 24, 2018
18 items
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