Tag: Banned Books
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Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us for Banned Books Week 2023
It’s Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read. 2022 was a record year for book challenges, per the American Library Association (ALA). Launched in 1982 to respond to a sudden surge in challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries, Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access…
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Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us for Banned Books Week 2022
It’s Banned Books Week, the annual celebration of the freedom to read. Launched in 1982 to respond to a sudden surge in challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries, Banned Books Week highlights the value of free and open access to information, and unites the entire book community in support of the freedom to…