Let Freedom Read! Celebrate Banned Books Week
The University Libraries joins the national celebration of the freedom to read during Banned Books Week from October 1-7, 2023. This year’s Banned Books Week theme is “Let Freedom Read.”
Launched in 1982, Banned Books Week highlights the freedom to seek and to express ideas and emphasizes the importance of the fight against censorship. After the Supreme Court Case Island Trees School District v. Pico had ruled that schools could not ban books solely because of their content, Banned Books Week began.
Between
January 1 and August 31, 2023, the American Library Association’s Office
for Intellectual Freedom documented challenges to 1,915 unique
titles nationwide. This reflects a 20 percent increase in the number of book
challenges recorded during the same reporting period in 2022.
With
libraries across the country, the University Libraries will celebrate Banned
Books Week with information and book displays including current and historical
bans and challenges. Patrons are invited to visit our display (CCC 130 and CCC
Lobby), explore our Featured
Collection of banned books, and learn more about local and national efforts
to combat censorship.
Here
are other ways you can partake in Banned Books Week:
Let Freedom Read Day – Oct. 7th
Read
a Banned Book from the Top
13 Most Challenged Books of 2022
Check
out a Banned Book from our Library by browsing our Featured
Collection
Take
a look at the latest Banned Book Data
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