Ready for a fun and thought-provoking way to stretch your reading? Join AAPLD's Banned Book Reading Challenge, running through the month of September.
Signing up is easy! Just log into Beanstack, select the Banned Books Challenge, and read one book from the Banned Books Reading List. We have selections for adults, kids and teens, so everyone in the family can participate. Enter the title of the book you read, and win a prize.
Banned Books Week,
(September 18-24) is an annual recognition of the freedom to read. Sponsored by an alliance of organizations, publishers and retailers, including the American Library Association, the week is intended to draw attention to the harm censorship brings to communities and freedom of expression. The event was launched in 1982, following a surge of book banning attempts. This year's theme is Books Unite Us, Censorship Divides Us.