Borrowed & Banned Podcast
Brooklyn Public Library's new podcast series Borrowed and Banned tells the story of America's ideological war with its bookshelves. Hear from students on the frontlines, librarians and teachers whose livelihoods are endangered when they speak up, and writers whose books have become political battleground.
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In the News
- As attempts to ban books across the country increase, Chicago establishes ‘Book Sanctuaries’: ‘Encouraging and alarming’Chicago Tribune (September 26, 2022)
- As school book bans gain traction in the U.S., Barrington rejects bid to remove two LGBTQ booksWBEZ (September 20, 2022)
- A Mom’s Campaign to Ban Library Books Divided a Texas Town — and Her Own FamilyProPublica (August 11, 2022)
- New report finds a coordinated rise in attempted book bansNPR (September 19, 2022)
- An Oklahoma Teacher Fought the Book-Banning Right and Lost Her JobJacobin (September 12, 2022)
- School book bans and challenges, at record highs, are rising againWashington Post (September 19, 2022)
- Stop the BurningLawful Assembly Podcast (June 16, 2022)
Featuring Rev. Craig Mousin, DePaul University College of Law - What Should a Queer Children’s Book Do?New Yorker (July 11, 2022)
- With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under AttackNew York Times (July 6, 2022)
