Banned Books Week 2013

Banned Books Week is an opportunity to celebrate our freedom to read and our First Amendment rights by focusing on the benefits of having free access to information and the freedom to express ideas and how attempts to censorship can detract from these freedoms. The American Library Association provides a calendar of events for this week-long celebration, and the Office of Intellectual Freedom provides a 50 State Salute to Banned Book Week featuring videos from each state to demonstrate how they celebrate the freedom to read.

If you’re wondering which books have been banned or challenged over the years or are looking for books to help you to celebrate your freedom to read, explore the 30 Years of Liberating Literature Timeline and the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books by Decade lists from the American Library Association. If you’re curious about classics that have been banned or challenged, ALA provides a list for the classics as well.

You can learn more about each of these banned or challenged books in NoveList and Literary Reference Center in GALILEO. Visit your Georgia public library to find these books and more.