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The Brooklyn Public Library is now offering a free library card to anyone in the U.S. aged 13 to 21 who wants to check out and read books digitally from anywhere in the country. The program, called Books UnBanned, was created by Brooklyn Public Library Chief Librarian Nick Higgins in response to the nationwide wave of book censorship and restrictions over the past year. Young people can apply for a free eCard to check out books from the library's 500,000 ebooks and audiobooks collection. Since April, 4,000 youths from all over the country have signed up to check out books through the program.
These were the top 10 books people wanted removed from schools and libraries in 2021
1. 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe
Reasons for challenge, according to the ALA: Banned, challenged, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to have sexually explicit images.
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2. 'Lawn Boy' by Jonathan Evison
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.
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3. 'All Boys Aren’t Blue' by George M. Johnson
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and profanity and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.
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4. 'Out of Darkness' by Ashley Hope Perez
Reasons: Banned, challenged, and restricted for depictions of abuse and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.
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5. 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity and violence and because it was thought to promote an anti-police message and indoctrination of a social agenda
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6. 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian' by Sherman Alexie
Reasons: Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and use of a derogatory term.
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7. 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' by Jesse Andrews
Reasons: Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and degrading to women.
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8. 'The Bluest Eye' by Toni Morrison
Reasons: Banned and challenged because it depicts child sexual abuse and was considered sexually explicit.
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10. 'Beyond Magenta' by Susan Kuklin
Reasons: Banned and challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and because it was considered to be sexually explicit.
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