Banned Books Week (September 22 - 28, 2024) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read!
Typically held during the last week of September, the event spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Banned Books Week (BBW) brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
Banned Books week was launched in 1982 in response to a surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries and schools - with a reported 4,240 titles targeted for removal from schools and libraries in 2023.
In an effort to bring attention to issue of banned books, the Rodgers Library is celebrating Banned Books Week in September by re-introducing a classic version of "Guess the Banned Book" game, which you will see displayed on top of the "Books on CD" shelves.
To play:
- On the game sheet, match the titles to the descriptions shown on the wrapped books,
- Include your name and phone number, and
- Submit your entry to the Circulation Desk.
A winner will be selected from forms containing all the correct entries,
and wins a $25 gift card to the Hudson business of their choice!
For more information on Banned Books Week, see the links below the image.
American Library Association on Banned Books
Censorship by the numbers
About Banned Books Week
Banned Books Q & A