Skip to Main Content

Children's & Young Adult Literature

Organizations & Resources

Freedom to Read poster 2022

Image from Book and Periodical Council. (2022). Freedom to Read Week poster 2022. https://www.freedomtoread.ca/product-category/posters/ 

 

Children's and young adult literature, as well as the libraries that collect children's and YA literature, are important to conversations that explore the intersection of the following topics: 

  • Intellectual freedom
  • Freedom of expression
  • Censorship
  • Book challenges and bans

The following resources are available as you engage in these topics from a Canadian context:

Statements