The theme for Banned Books Week 2024 (September 22-28) is “Freed Between the Lines.” We can find freedom in the pages of a book — but book bans and censorship threaten that freedom, along with many other rights and institutions.
Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event every fall that highlights the benefits of free and open access to information. By drawing attention to the harms of censorship and spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States, BBW stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them. Scroll down for more information, including a list of titles cited on some banned book lists. Some of these titles are classics or children’s books that you may have already read. More info: Banned Books Week (ala.org)
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