Banned Books Week 2019: Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark
Don’t let censors take books out of our hands! Celebrate free expression during Banned Books Week (September 22 – 28, 2019). The theme of this year’s event proclaims “Censorship Leaves ...
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American Library Association Names Top 11 Challenged Books of 2018
It's National Library Week, which means the American Library Associations Office for Intellectual Freedom has unveiled the most challenged books of 2018. Normally, that list is only ten titles long, ...
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Events Spotlight: September 29
It’s the last hurrah for Banned Books Week! How are you celebrating the right to read on the final day of celebration? Here are a few suggestions for events around ...
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5 Things You Can Do to Support the Right to Read
Banned Books Week is a celebration of the right to read, a right that needs to be protected year round. Whether you’re a librarian, teacher, bookseller, student, or writer, there ...
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Banned Spotlight: September 28
There’s only two days left in Banned Books Week! How are you celebrating the right to read? Here are a few suggestions for events around the country! Be sure to ...
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Open Road Media Supports the Banned Books Week Coalition
Between Sunday, September 23, and Saturday, September 29, Open Road Media is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of 36 challenged and banned books to the Banned ...
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Events Spotlight: September 27
Just a few days left in Banned Books Week! How are you celebrating the right to read? Here are a few suggestions for events around the country! Be sure to ...
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10 Reasons Books Are Challenged and Banned
Books and plays are challenged for any number of reasons. Let’s take a look at ten of those reasons and the books on ALA’s Top Ten Challenged Books list for ...
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Events Spotlight: September 26
We’ve reached the midpoint of Banned Books Week. What are you doing to celebrate today? Here are a few suggestions for events around the country! Be sure to visit the ...
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Events Spotlight: September 25
What are you doing to celebrate the third day of Banned Books Week? Here are a few suggestions for events around the country! Be sure to visit the Banned Books ...
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110+ Challenged and Banned Books and Plays to Read for Banned Books Week!
Looking for something to read during your Banned Books Week celebrations? Start here! ALA OIF Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2017 The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom ...
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Banned Books Week UK
Banned Books Week isn’t just observed here in the United States -- it’s a world-wide celebration of the freedom to read! Banned Books Week UK has brought the party to ...
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Events Spotlight: September 24
What are you doing to celebrate Banned Books Week today? Here are a few suggestions for events around the country! Be sure to visit the Banned Books Week event page ...
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Penguin Random House Partners With “We Need Diverse Books” in Observance of Banned Books Week
With its ongoing mission to invest in voices that reflect wide-ranging opinions that impact our society in meaningful ways, Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is supporting this ...
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Happy Banned Books Week!
The celebration of reading is here! Banning books silences stories, so speak out against censorship all week at evens around the world! Be sure to visit the Banned Books Week ...
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What Are You Doing for Banned Books Week?
Banned Books Week kicks off on Sunday, but events celebrating the right to read are already underway! Are you still looking for something to do to honor challenged and banned ...
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Banned Spotlight: Plays and Musicals
Books aren’t the only focus of Banned Books Week. Plays, musicals, and other theatrical productions are frequent targets of censors, from the bright lights of Broadway to the smallest grade ...
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Banned Books Week Is Here — Celebrate With New Handbook!
Banned Books Week kicks off on Sunday, and the Banned Books Week Coalition is celebrating with the CELEBRATE BANNED BOOKS WEEK HANDBOOK, a new publication! Visit https://bannedbooksweek.org/resources/handbook/ to view the ...
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Celebrate Banned Books Week in Humble Bundle Style With the Forbidden Books Bundle
Celebrate Banned Books Week in Humble Bundle style with the new Forbidden Books Bundle, a collection of banned and challenged books by some of the world's most influential authors! From ...
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Banned Spotlight: Censored Comics
Comics are challenged for all of the same reasons that other books are challenged, but they are uniquely vulnerable to challenges because of their visual nature. Because comics thrive on ...
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