Virtual Library Displays

Participate in a Library Event at the End of September!

The theme for Banned Books Week 2023 is "Let Freedom Read." 

To see more Banned Books click HERE for ALA's List

Or HERE for the Library Catalog.

Available at the Library!

"Provides a framework for understanding censorship and the protections guaranteed to us through the First Amendment. Interpretations of the uniquely American notion of freedom of expression -- and our freedom to read what we choose -- are supplemented by straightforward, easily accessible information that will inspire further exploration."

Articles:

• Challenges to Children's Picture Books with LGBTQ Themes: A 30-Year Review
• Sharp Rise in Challenges to Books About Race.
• CENSORSHIP AND SILENCE: How book bans and removals threaten diverse stories and voices.
• CAN DIVERSE BOOKS SAVE US?

Famous Quotes:

• “Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” Laurie Halse Anderson
• “Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...” Dwight D. Eisenhower
• "He who destroys a good book kills reason itself." Milton
• “All censorships exist to prevent anyone from challenging current conceptions and existing institutions. All progress is initiated by challenging current conceptions and executed by supplanting existing institutions. Consequently, the first condition of progress is the removal of censorship.” George Bernard Shaw
• “Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much fear.” Judy Blume
• "Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself." Potter Stewart
• "The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame." Oscar Wilde
• "The freedom to read is essential to our democracy. It is continuously under attack.” American Library Association