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Join us to celebrate our freedom to read by taking part in "Banned Book Week!" Stop by the library and check out their amazing display of books that have been under scrutiny over the years. Some of the titles will shock and amaze you!

It's Banned Book Week!! How many illegal books have you read?!?

From Ms. Poulos in the Media Center:

     

     Celebrate the Right to Read!

What do Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, and To Kill a Mockingbird have in common? All have been books that in some places, people have challenged or tried to ban from libraries.

"Banned Books Week is the national book community's annual celebration of the freedom to read. Hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of events. The 2015 celebration will be held September 27-October 3.

Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association. There were 311 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2014, and many more go unreported."

Visit the SDMS Library Media Center and check out a book on its display of frequently challenged books! 

For more information, go to:

http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/