Join the Library, Museums & Press and the English Department as we celebrate the freedom to read in 2023. Below is a list of our scheduled events for the week. Stop by to find out more about each day’s topic, enter a raffle to win a banned/challenged book, and pick up fun giveaways like stickers, bookmarks, pins, and more!
Banned Books Week Programming
The History of Censorship
- Monday, 10/2 from 11am-2pm @ Library Entrance
- Table event on historical book bans/history of censorship legislation
Censorship of LGBTQIA+ Materials
- Tuesday, 10/3 from 11am-2pm @ Library Entrance
- Table event on censorship of LGBTQ+ materials
Banned Books Read-Out
- Wednesday, 10/4 from 12:30-4pm @ South Green (Rain location: Class of 1941 Lecture Room):
- 11th Annual Banned Books Read-Out
- If you’d like to sign up to read at the Read-Out, please use this form!
Censorship of Young Adult and Children’s Books
- Thursday, 10/5 from 11am-2pm @ Library Entrance
- Table event on banned/challenged young adult/children’s books
Censorship in Public Libraries
- Friday, 10/6 from 11am-2pm @ Library Entrance
- Table event on censorship/book bans in public libraries