I have heard that there have been some questions from patrons regarding why a particular book has been banned.
I have printed out the ALA list that provides reasons for the top 10 banned or challenged books for each year from 2001 forward. It is at the Circ Desk.
If there is a banned or challenged book that is not on the list, you can simply google the title of the book with the words banned book or challenged book. i.e. “WALDO BANNED BOOK” and a multitude of websites or blogs should come up that will go into detail about that particular book. (People love to get stirred up about banned books, so I have found that most of the time the info is “out there.”)
Additionally, here is the page within American Library Association website that has the list, with reasons, for banned and/or challenged books.
Thanks!