Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2008
Removed from the Webster (NY) Central School District summer reading list for high-school students after receiving complaints from parents. A year later the book returned to the list after district officials reviewed the process used to select books on the list.
2007
Removed from the Webster (NY) Central School District summer reading list for high-school students after receiving complaints from parents.
2006
Challenged in the Fayetteville (AR) High School library. The complainant also submitted a list of more than 50 books, citing the books as too sexually explicit and promoting homosexuality.
2005
Challenged in Montgomery County (TX) Memorial Library System along with 15 other young adult books with gay positive themes by the Library Patrons of Texas.
On These Pages
A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.
For additional information contact
Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
August 18, 2010