Hit the play button on our brief slideshow below for more information about BBW, including an explanation of the difference between "banning" and "challenging" a book, the reasons books are sometimes targeted, and suggestions for what YOU can do. You can also check out blog entries from previous Banned Books Week celebrations here in East Library by clicking on the Banned & Challenged link at right.
Still want more?
This year the ETHS Libraries staff has a special program in the works for Banned Books Week, so STAY TUNED for more details!
For even more information about Banned Books Week and a history of book censorship and challenges, visit bannedbooksweek.org (sponsored by the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress) or the American Library Association's Banned Books Week page atala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek.