Book banning is the most widespread form of censorship in the USA. Banning occurs when individuals, organizations, or governmental agents and agencies remove or restrict books from libraries, schools, or store shelves. We have compiled this guide as a resource for those interested in learning more about book banning, censorship, and our rights and freedoms.
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. 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. Typically held in early fall, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Stop by our library branches the week of September 22 to browse our book displays or engage with our staff at outreach events about your freedoms and the contemporary issues surrounding banned and challenged books.
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