Celebrate Banned Books Week

Join the Grinnell College Libraries in celebrating Banned Books Week, September 25-October 1, 2016,  by checking out our selected collection of banned/challenged books, recordings and films on the book display across from the Burling Circulation Desk.  

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Highlighting the value of free and open access to information, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek, to publish, to read, and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country. Take a look at ALA's compiled lists of challenged books which informs the public about censorship efforts that affect libraries and schools.

A book worth banning is a book worth reading!