Soft Censorship of Diverse Books

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WNDB is collecting information on the soft censorship of diverse books across the US. Have you witnessed soft censorship in your community? Please share your experience below. Your response can be made completely anonymously.

According to the SLJ, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." And it tends to happen "without people knowing and [often] can’t be proven."

WNDB is gathering these stories to better understand where this censorship is happening and which books are getting targeted. This will help us create programming to best support teachers, librarians, and the educators affected.

(Link to "Not Quite Banned: Soft Censorship that Makes LGBTQIA+ Stories Disappear," SLJ, Feb 4 2020: https://www.slj.com/story/not-quite-banned-soft-censorship-makes-LGBTQIA-stories-disappear-libraries)

What book or books are getting soft censored? Please provide the title(s) and author(s). *

Where did the soft censorship take place? (City, State) *

Did this occur at a school, library, or another setting? *

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How did you hear about the soft censorship? *

I am a teacher at the institution where the censorship took place.

I am a librarian at the institution where the censorship took place.

I am a student at the institution where the censorship took place.

I am the parent/guardian of a student attending the institution where the censorship took place.

I live in the community where the censorship took place.

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What were the reasons given for censoring the book(s)? *

Are there more details you'd like to provide about this situation?

If you're comfortable sharing, what is your name?

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