Banned Books Week is an annual event held during the last week of September which highlights the value of free and open access to information. Sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA), Banned Books Week "brings together the entire book community . . . in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular" (from the
ALA's website). This year, Banned Books Week is September 21 to 27, 2014.
Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of
censorship by focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access
to books in libraries and school. The event celebrates the efforts of those who stand up for the freedom to read, and the fact that due to these efforts, most targeted materials continue to be available.
The Law Library is currently featuring a display to celebrate Banned Books Week. The display offers several titles in the Law Library's collection regarding censorship, book banning, and intellectual freedom. It also features a list of 46 classic titles (considered among the Top 100 novels of the 20th Century), which have been either banned or challenged. The list is available
here. How many of these books have you read?
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