Banned Book Week is an annual event held during the month of September celebrating the freedom to read. The books featured during BBW have all been targeted for removal or restrictions in libraries and schools.
Banned Book Week, which is sponsored by a coalition of organizations such as the ALA, The Children's Book Council, PEN America, and more that support the freedom to read, highlights the value of free and open access to information. Each year, the organizations choose an honorary chairperson and an honorary youth chairperson. Film director Ava DuVernay is this year's honorary chair. Ms. DuVernay directed the film version of A Wrinkle In Time, based on the book by Madeleine L'Engle, which has frequently been targeted in schools and libraries since its publication more than sixty years ago.
The honorary youth chair this year is SUMNER COUNTY'S very own Julia Garnett, who is a recent graduate of Hendersonville High School. You can read a little of Julia's own journey of advocating against banning books in the current edition of the School Library Journal.
Graphic credited to The Little Book Place, Tunkhannock, PA
Stop by the library to view our display of more books frequently targeted books.
Until then, keep reading!
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