Read Freely With Los Angeles Public Library
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. For more than 40 years, the annual event has brought together the entire book community—librarians, teachers, booksellers, publishers, writers, journalists, and readers of all types—in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted for removal or restriction in libraries and schools. By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.
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These books were once banned or challenged. Explore and enjoy!
The Los Angeles Public Library offers a selection of the most challenged books reported to the American Library Association available to anyone in the United States ages 13 and up. Sign up to access the titles.
