Hello everyone! Due to family commitments, I needed to take a break from several volunteer projects and needed to drop off the YSS blog radar for a few months. I am excited though to be back teaching in my school library, and back sharing on the YSS blog. I hope everyone is having a great start to their fall season. ~Emily 

I wanted to share this important article with you from Brendan Brown. She writes, “At the end of September every year, ALA and Amnesty International partner to host Banned Books Week. They highlight books previously and currently challenged in bans across the United States. In the spirit that people should be able to read whatever they want, we present a map that shows nearly 50 countries with books currently banned (or were banned in the recent past). The map shows that, unfortunately, freedom of information is still being curtailed around the world. Below the map you’ll find a brief description of each book and why it’s too dangerous to read.”

Read more about the Banned Books map here.