National Banned Books Week 2024. 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. Banned books week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools.
Oif documented 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship, as well as 1,247 demands to censor library books, materials, and resources in 2023. Banned books week is an annual event that highlights the value of free and open access to information.
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