Banned Books

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, published in 1966, has the distinction of being number 47 on the list of the 100 most frequently challenged books from 1990 to 2000, according to the American Library Association.

Imagine being denied the pleasure of reading classics like "The Great Gatsby" and "Gone With the Wind" because someone else thinks they are offensive. Imagine your child prohibited from reading "Harry Potter" for the same reason. These aren't fictional scenarios. These books and many others have been banned, removed from public and school libraries or from a school's curriculum. There are literally thousands of instances of banned books all over the world. To combat banned books, the American Library Association sponsors Banned Books Week each September to spread the word and fight censorship. There are a number of steps individuals…