Throughout history books have been banned for a series of reasons based on political, religious, sexual and social or moral grounds. Many people think that book banning was something that happened only in the past. However, the practice of banning and burning books exists till date. Every year, various attempts are made to ban books that are considered inappropriate for the readers, children in particular, as they are the ones greatly influenced by what they read and see, unless properly guided by parents and concerned authority. Thus, books are banned or either challenged with the best of intention to protect children from being demoralized or misguided. According to the American Library Association (ALA), which is the oldest and largest library association in the world, a challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group, while banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather it is an attempt to remove the material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access to others. To challenge a book or material is the first step towards book banning. Thus according to the ALA, a successful challenge would result in removal of those materials.
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