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In honor of this year's Banned Books Week, some of our staff members are sharing their favorite banned books. From coming-of-age stories to challenging topics, or simply stories of resistance and history, these are some of our most cherished literary works that remind us why the fight against censorship is a fight worth having for our freedom to read.

By its terms, the policy would restrict treasured classics that young people have come of age reading for generations: To Kill a Mockingbird; The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank; A Wrinkle in Time; The Outsiders; Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; Little Women. All verboten.

The Afro News published this OpEd on March 12, 2025.

If these books are banned, how will children otherwise identify problems in their own lives, such as sexual abuse, manipulation, bullying and other dangers?

LGBTQ+ students should be protected, and their rights respected.

ACLU staff and their family members, activists, students, community leaders, and concerned residents from all corners of Maryland came together to meet with their state legislators in Annapolis and advocate for a better Maryland for each other.

As children around Maryland return to schools after winter break, it is our duty to ensure they have everything they need to succeed academically. The State of Maryland’s constitution guarantees that right, after all!

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Labor Day weekend, the Community Workgroup on ELLs began the work of forming a grass-roots coalition to monitor, provide input to and improve the policy recommendations of the Workgroup on English Language Learners in Public Schools.