Once a book is published, it may be challenged throughout several decades. For example, the book 1984 by George Orwell was originally published in 1949, however it has consistently been banned or challenged throughout the years.
In April 2025, hundreds of books were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy's Nimitz Library. Most books removed were scholarly works on race, gender and identity. For more see: ABC News; The Guggenheim Library has many of these titles in our collection, you can check them out in the gallery below.