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Celebrate Banned Books ~ 2024

Online guide providing information and resources to learn about and celebrate Banned Books Week 2024.

Freed Between the Lines ~ 2024 Theme

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The theme for Banned Books Week 2024 (September 22-28) is "Freed Between the Lines." 

Thank you to Emma Hayes, KCAD Graphic Design student and KCAD Library Assistant for the awesome logo!

While Banned Books Week is September 22nd - 28th, KCAD Library believes we should celebrate anytime! We can find freedom in the pages of a book — but book bans and censorship threaten that freedom, along with many other rights and institutions. During Banned Books Week 2024 and beyond, let’s share our love of the right to read and the freedom found in books. Let’s be Freed Between the Lines!

Remember! You can celebrate your freedom to read anytime! - Use MeLCat to request a banned book or any book, today!

About Banned Books Week

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Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. 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. 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. 

Please explore this guide and the resources provided to learn more about challenged and banned books. 

Want To Learn More?

Banned Book FAQ - American Library Association

BannedBooksWeek.org 

Be An Advocate!

Content and images used in this guide were provided by Banned & Challenged Books: A website of the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom.