Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

September 25−October 2, 2010

Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.  Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

Info on ALA site:

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm

This event focuses on the United States. But other countries have also banned books.

See a List of books banned by governments:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments