Banned Books Week 2014 will focus on comics and graphic novels.
Graphic novels are frequently the target of censorship due to their visual nature and the perception that they are a medium intended solely for children.
Hertfordshire libraries restrict graphic novel lending
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The September event will team with the Comic Book Legal Defence Fund this year.
Graphic novels are frequently the target of censorship due to their visual nature and the perception that they are a medium intended solely for children.
"This year we spotlight graphic novels because, despite their serious literary merit and popularity as a genre, they are often subject to censorship," said Judith Platt, chair of the Banned Books Week National Committee.
Hertfordshire libraries recently restricted graphic novels to over-16s following complaints by a mother.
Alison Bechdel's Fun Home has been the subject of an attempt to cut university funding in South Carolina.
Jeff Smith's acclaimed series Bone was #10 on the American Library Association's Top 10 list of Frequently Challenged Books.
Banned Books Week 2014 will run from September 21 to 27.
Hertfordshire libraries restrict graphic novel lending
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