Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign that celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals. The campaign was founded in 1982 by First Amendment and library activist Judith Krug. Just a few of the books in the list of banned books includes The Bible, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham. There have been many challenged books, but a few well-known ones from the past few years are The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Twilight, and Of Mice and Men.
In the Media Center there is a display of some Banned Books if you want to stop by and check some out.
