Banned Books Week guide: How to read the top 10 challenged books of 2024
It's Banned Books Week, an annual event from the American Library Association that brings attention to censorship in the United States. Each year, the ALA creates a top 10 list of the most challenged books filed by librarians and gleaned from news stories published throughout the country.
Waiting for a flight at LAX? You might be able to read a banned book
Screens throughout the airport will soon invite people to read a banned book by using a QR code to get a temporary library card.
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Sept. 22-28 is Banned Books Week. See a list of the top 10 most challenged books, and which state had the most in 2023.
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That’s especially true during Banned Books Week, which kicks off on Sept. 22. The yearly event not only celebrates the free access of ideas, but it also highlights the increasing efforts to ban books – especially targeting titles featuring characters or written by authors who are LGBTQ+ and BIPOC.
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Sunday marked the start of Banned Books Week, and bookstores across the country are on a shopping spree, saying they are 100% determined to keep books on the banned list in stock.
Banned Books Week 2024: Here’s what readers should know
The library is always there to help. That’s especially true during Banned Books Week, which kicked off on Sept. 22. The yearly event not only celebrates the free access of ideas, but it also highlights the increasing efforts to ban books – especially targeting titles featuring characters or written by authors who are LGBTQ+ and BIPOC.
Want to read a banned book? Visit a Bucks County Free Library branch this week
Displays of banned and challenged books, including information on how to fight censorship, will be up at seven Bucks County libraries this week.
It’s Banned Books Week. Have the Challenges to Books Slowed Down?
Banned Books Week, an annual week-long event highlighting censorship that runs from Sept. 22 to 28. While the ALA found that challenges shrunk from the first eight months of this year compared to the same time period last year,
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According to data collected by the ALA, censorship at public libraries increased by 92% over the previous year.
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With book banning on the rise in Florida and across the country, there is the chance that books your child might appreciate might be unavailable.
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