Marshall University does not ban books! The information is provided to let people know what has been banned/challenged elsewhere.
2025
On December 3, 2024, Knox County Schools (TN) announced the removal of 48 titles from all libraries to comply with SB 2407. The Knox County chapter of Moms for Liberty helped identify titles for removal. Titles banned included Slaughterhouse-Five, The 57 Bus, A Light in the Attic, and In the Night Kitchen. Teachers and parents of district students spoke out against the lost educational opportunities for their children during the first board meeting after the book bans were announced.
2022
Llano County (TX) Commissioners forced the library system to remove four books (I Need a New Butt by Dawn McMillan, Freddie the Farting Snowman by Jane Bexley, In The Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak, and It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris) from circulation. After the commissioners handpicked members for a library advisory board, the library was closed for three days for “inventory and proper cataloging of books.” The library staff was directed to conduct a “thorough review” of every children’s book in the library and assess their content. Additionally, the online service that provides access to magazines, electronic books, and audiobooks was suspended.
2007
Challenged in the Wake County (NC) schools. Parents are getting help from Called2Action, a Christian group that says its mission is to “promote and defend our shared family values.”
2005
Challenged for nudity and offensive language.
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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 20, 2025