Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week
Significance	Celebrates the freedom to read, draws attention to banned and challenged books, and highlights persecuted individuals.
Frequency	annual

Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association and Amnesty International, that celebrates the freedom to read,^[1] draws attention to banned and challenged books,^[2] and highlights persecuted individuals. Held in late September or early October since 1982, the United States campaign "stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them"^[3] and the requirement to keep material publicly available so that people can develop their own conclusions and opinions. The international campaign notes individuals "persecuted because of the writings that they produce, circulate or read."^[4] Some of the events that occur during Banned Book Week are The Virtual Read-Out and The First Amendment Film Festival.^[5]^[6]

^ "About Banned Books Week". Library Journal. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
^ "About Banned and Challenged Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
^ "Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read". American Library Association. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
^ "Banned Books Week". Amnesty International, USA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
^ "ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom". July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^ "BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2018: Sept. 23 – Sept. 29". American Library Association. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[1] "About Banned Books Week". Library Journal. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2009.

[2] "About Banned and Challenged Books". American Library Association. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.

[3] "Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read". American Library Association. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.

[AI-4] "Banned Books Week". Amnesty International, USA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2009.

[5] "ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom". July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

[6] "BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2018: Sept. 23 – Sept. 29". American Library Association. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

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