BANNED BOOKS WEEK 2013

Act now to protect your right to read. 1. Stay informed The best way to fight censorship is to be aware that it's happening. The American Library Association publishes the Newsletter on Intellectual Fredom and provides regular news updates. 2. Challenge censorship The Hoffman Family Library this week will call your attention to a number of well-known books that have been challenged or taken off the shelves of libaries. We have a display across from the elevators on the first floor. In the library we will display some of the books from our library that have been challenged or banned. We will frequently be in the lobby with information about the freedom to read that is firmly rooted in the First Amendment. 3. Support your libraries Volunteer to talk about a favorite book of yours that has been challenged. Please come to the library to get and wear a Banned Book button! We have a list in the library of books challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in 2012 and 2013 as reported in the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom from May 2012 to May 2013. Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association; American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression; the American Library Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors; Association of American Publishers; Comic Book Legal Defense Fund; the Freedom to Read Foundation; National Coalition Against Censorship; National Council of Teachers of English; National Association of College Stores; PEN American Center and and Project Censored. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.