Books are being challenged, restricted, or banned in schools and libraries across the country. Most banned books focus on LGBTQ+ or racial themes. This is a small project to share banned books through Little Free Libraries so young people can access them.
There are two ways to help: You can volunteer to receive the books and place them in Little Free Libraries, or you can donate books for the volunteers to place.
Want to donate books? Click to see each volunteer’s wishlist and send banned books:
- Sam in Georgia
- Kevin in Florida
- Brandon in Arkansas
- Colbin in Iowa
- Laura in Iowa
- M
- Lauren & CJ in Arizona
- Matthew in Iowa
Each list includes the books most commonly challenged, restricted, or banned in the United States in the past few years, as well as any other books that have been specifically banned in the recipient’s area.
UPDATE: Thanks to many enthusiastic responses, the volunteer sign-up is temporarily closed. I want to make sure that each volunteer receives a good number of books. If enough donations come in for the existing sites, I will reopen the sign-up, so if you want to volunteer, check back later.
Want to sign up to place books? Click HERE to fill out a sign-up form.
To place books, you must live in an area within the United States where books are being challenged, restricted, or banned. You do not need to personally host a Little Free Library, but you must be able to access one near the affected library or school. You’ll need to submit your home address in the sign-up form to start receiving books. Donors will only see your city and state, not your full address.
Banned Books in Little Free Libraries 