Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Freedom to Read

This week (September 22 to September 28, 2013) is Banned Books Week, an annual event which is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and other national organizations.  The purpose of Banned Books Week is to celebrate the freedom to read and "the value of free and open access to information" (ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom, http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek). 

The law library is currently featuring a display for Banned Books Week.  This display features compiled lists of some of the most frequently banned or challenged books by decade and by year. The display also features selected library resources on the First Amendment and freedom of speech. 

For more information about Banned and Challenged Books, visit the ALA's website on the topic here.  The ALA also maintains a list of Notable First Amendment Cases on the Right to Read Freely.  For First Amendment and free speech resources in the law library, click here to access a list of titles in the law library's catalog.

Update:  A local Sioux Falls attorney and USD Law alum has been blogging on "Banned Books That Shaped America."  You can visit his blog, A Progressive on the Prairie, here.  (Note: The McKusick Law Library has included this link for informational purposes only, and does not endorse the blogger or blog or any opinions expressed therein.)

(This entry was originally written and posted by Sarah Kammer)