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Books Americans want out of public libraries


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By Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post

Explicit sexuality, offensive language, homosexuality, a religious viewpoint: Those are a few of the common objections to the 10 most-challenged books of 2015, according to the American Library Association’s latest “State of America’s Libraries” report.

The list, published this week, includes some well-known titles — the Holy Bible ranked sixth — along with some lesser-known ones.

Some deal with discovering sexuality; “Fifty Shades of Grey” ranked second.

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