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A Banned Books Week "read out" at Shimer College. The event has been held during the last full week of September since 1982. [13] Banned Books Week is intended to encourage readers to examine challenged literary works and to promote intellectual freedom in libraries, schools, and bookstores.
Banned Books Week this year is from Sept. 22-28. It's usually held during the last week of September. The theme of this year's event, according to the ALA, is " Freed Between the Lines ."
What is Banned Books Week? Banned Books Week offers a moment to reflect on the power of the free word. Launched in 1982, the observance served as an answer to a rising number of book challenges ...
The preliminary data was released at the start of Banned Books Week, an annual campaign by the ALA that raises awareness about censorship. US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 ...
Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign that draws attention to banned and challenged books [48] Freedom to Read Foundation , a non-profit anti-censorship organization that has been active in First Amendment-based challenges to book removals from libraries [ 49 ]
PHOTO: In this Oct. 7, 2023, file photo, a Banned Books Week display is shown at the Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library in the Bronx, New York. (Ted Shaffrey/AP, FILE)
Banned Books Week is one such initiative, and librarians in “book sanctuaries” are standing in solidarity with school libraries facing challenges and bans from politicians and parents alike.
The annual event is meant to bring the book community together in support of literature and the need for having free and open access to information. It's Banned Books Week. How to get your hands ...