![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On These PagesĪ Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.Ī Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc. Despite overwhelming demand and long wait lists for library copies, some other libraries across the country are refusing to acquire the book. Pulled, but later returned to the Brevard County (FL) public libraries’ shelves “in response to public demand.” The racy romance trilogy is particularly popular among middle-aged women. 2014Ĭhallenged for nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, being sexually explicit, and being unsuited to age group. ![]() “Our selection policy includes patron request, which figures heavily into what we buy.” 2016Ĭhallenged for being sexually explicit, being unsuited to age group, and other reasons (“poorly written,” “concerns that a group of teenagers will want to try it”). Retained at the Billings (MT) Public Library despite a patron’s concerns that the book is “poor literature very, very erotic” with “all kinds of sex, sex sadism and masochism.” Sales of the book – numbering more than 100 million worldwide – is a significant reason the book is available at the library, according to the library’s assistant director. Book I of the Fifty Shades Trilogy When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere. ![]()
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