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  • Banned Books @ the Library

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    ahulsebe

    Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. The theme for Banned Books Week 2025 is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” The American Library Association states: “With the escalation in attempts to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores around the…

  • Banned Books @ Your Library

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    ahulsebe

    Banned Books Week (September 22-28) celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to attempts to censor books in libraries and schools.  The Gustavus Library endorses the American Library Association’s Freedom to Read Statement affirming that “the freedom to read is essential to our democracy” and that librarians should “make available the widest diversity of…

  • Banned Books Week

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    jgilber2

    Wait, people still ban books? Even in this day and age? Unfortunately yes, which is why we celebrate Banned Books Week every year. We celebrate our freedom to read, we condemn censorship, and in doing so, we remind ourselves that threats to our freedoms still exist. The America Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles data…