Banned Books Week (September 27 – October 3, 2020) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read.  Check out this list of Frequently Challenged Books and see if you’ve read any!  If you haven’t, come in to the Library to check them out or order them for curbside pick up.

Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.