Banned Books

Celebrate the Freedom to Read

Sunday, September 23rd is the start of Banned Book Week. In its 36th year, the 2018 theme is "Banning Books Silences Stories." 
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Caught! Banned Books Week

Have you read a Banned Book?  What is a Banned Book?  Each year books that have been challenged or banned in libraries and schools throughout the...

Censored!

"A bad book." "Trash." "Offensive." "Too racy." "Morally corrupt." These terms have been used by those formally challenging a book's placement in a...

Timeline: 30 Years of Liberating Literature

Celebrating the Freedom to Read! "Since 1982, Banned Books Week has rallied librarians, booksellers, authors, publishers, teachers, and readers of all...