Many of the most popular titles of all time, such as The Lorax, Animal Farm, and The Catcher in the Rye, have been targeted by censors. Though it's become a hot topic, book banning is nothing new. An eCard grants members access to the library's online resources as well, such as JSTOR and. As part of the Books Unbanned initiative, the BPL is offering curated reading recommendations to teens who fill out a BookMatch request form online.
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The BPL's Books Unbanned initiative aims to help young people "read what they like, discover themselves, and form their own opinions." Readers ages 13 through 21 can now apply for a free eCard from the system by emailing Digital library cards from the BPL are always free to teenagers residing in New York, but they will be open to teens outside the state for only a limited time.Ĭardholders are free to take advantage of the more than 400,000 ebooks, magazines, and audiobooks in the library's system, which includes many frequently banned titles. In response to the trend, the Brooklyn Public Library is opening its digital collections to teens outside New York City. At 560000 square feet, the museum is New York Citys second largest. According to the American Library Association, 1597 books were challenged or removed from libraries, schools, and universities in 2021, marking the highest number of attempted book bans since the ALA began tracking such data two decades ago. The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Books are being pulled from the shelves of school libraries across the country.
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