Today is the first day of the annual Banned Books Week which is meant to highlight the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
So pick up a banned or challenged book at the library and celebrate your freedom to read!
(Some banned and challenged books have been put on display on top of the bookshelf across from the elevator on the 2nd floor of the library. All of these books are covered with brown paper to highlight that they were challenged somewhere in the world. All books may be checked out.)
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