{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/intellectual-freedom-committee\/","title":"Old Favorites that have been Challenged","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"44o24daQeZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/old-favorites-that-have-been-challenged\/\">Old Favorites that have been Challenged<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/old-favorites-that-have-been-challenged\/embed\/#?secret=44o24daQeZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Old Favorites that have been Challenged&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"44o24daQeZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"What are some of your old childhood favorite books that have been banned or challenged in the past? Even though the titles listed below were censored or banned more than 40 years ago, they and others like them have survived the test of time and continue to be read by a new generation of children. These four classic titles may be able to provide some perspective on book challenges and how social norms of a particular time period influence what materials are being challenged. While the past two years have been fraught with political agendas ignoring freedom of speech and the right to read, books\u2014even those challenged or pulled from classroom and library shelves, will always find their way into the hands of readers. It\u2019s instructive to examine a handful of classics to reflect on what seemed to alarm censors. The beloved picture book Swimmy by Leo Lionni (1963) shows..."}