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Banned Books Week was established in 1982 by Judith Krug, a librarian and First Amendment proponent. She served as director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom ...
A Banned Books Week "read out" at Shimer College. The event has been held during the last full week of September since 1982. [13] Banned Books Week is intended to encourage readers to examine challenged literary works and to promote intellectual freedom in libraries, schools, and bookstores.
What is Banned Books Week? Banned Books Week offers a moment to reflect on the power of the free word. Launched in 1982, the observance served as an answer to a rising number of book challenges ...
Banned Books Week was established in 1982 by Judith Krug, a librarian and First Amendment proponent. She served as director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom ...
The preliminary data was released at the start of Banned Books Week, an annual campaign by the ALA that raises awareness about censorship. US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 ...
Since 2001, the American Library Association has posted the top ten most frequently challenged books per year on their website. [4] Using the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century, ALA has also noted banned and challenged classics.
The annual event is meant to bring the book community together in support of literature and the need for having free and open access to information. It's Banned Books Week. Here's what you need to ...
Banned Books Week, an annual awareness campaign that draws attention to banned and challenged books [56] Freedom to Read Foundation , a non-profit anti-censorship organization that has been active in First Amendment-based challenges to book removals from libraries [ 57 ]