Friday, September 6, 2013

Celebrate Your 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. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. This year it is held September 22-28, it highlights the value of free and open access to information.

We would like to celebrate the freedom to read by displaying several books that have been challenged across the nation. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice.

Check out the display on the first floor. And, YES, these books do check out. Celebrate your freedom to read and check one out today.

Becky Hadley, Readers Advisor

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