This past Sunday kicked off Banned Books Week. What exactly is BBW?
“Banned Books Week is the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of events. The 2015 celebration will be held September 27-October 3.
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association. There were 311 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2014, and many more go unreported.” –http://bannedbooksweek.org/about
Celebrate your right to read by checking out our gallery book display of frequently banned and challenged books.
Learn more about banned books: Banned Books Week, American Library Association
