Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2023
On August 17, members of the groups Idaho Liberty Dogs and Concerned Citizens of Meridian spoke out against It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris and Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg during the public comments of the Meridian District Library’s board meeting. They referred to the developmentally-appropriate sex education materials as “smut-filled pornography” and claimed it was “time to defund the Meridian Library Tax District.” Both titles remain available throughout the library system.
2020
Challenged, banned, and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content, for discussing gender identity and sex education, and for concerns that the title and illustrations were “inappropriate.”
2018
Retained but relocated after an outraged social media post with a picture of the book included in a new book display at the Athens-Limestone (AL) Public Library. The book was taken from the display and relocated in the juvenile non-fiction.
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A Banned book has been removed from a library, classroom, etc.
A Challenged book has been requested to be removed from a library, classroom, etc.
For additional information contact
Ron Titus, titus@marshall.edu
304-696-6575
Last updated
August 21, 2023