![]() In a time of intense political polarization, library staff in every state are facing an unprecedented number of attempts to ban books. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. For more than 40 years, the annual event has brought together the entire book community - librarians, teachers, booksellers, publishers, writers, journalists, and readers of all types - in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedomīanned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.” “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who provide access to reading materials.
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