Did you know that this year, Banned Books Week is September 30 to October 6?
Perhaps you're wondering what Banned Books Week is? Banned Books Week is a week where we celebrate the right to read the books we'd like to.
This year is special; it's the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week! When we read a book that has been banned, we are exercising our First Amendment Right, which includes the freedom to read.
The efforts of librarians, teachers, authors and booksellers have stopped the majority of books on the banned books list from being completely banned.
Why would people want to ban books? ALA notes that most books are banned due to situations having to do with sex, profanity and racism or unpopular ideas.
Who tries to ban books? Book banners are any individuals seeking to remove certain books from schools or libraries who are trying to block others from ideas that they feel are offensive to them or may be different from their own.
Are your surprised that Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Bone by Jeff Smith, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl are just several in a long list of books that have been challenged in some states and banned in some states and countries?
What do you think about book banning?
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