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March 29, 2024

SBHS celebrates open access for Banned Books Week

Courtesy of San Benito High School:

Celebrate your freedom to read.

This week (Sept. 23-29) is the annual Banned Books Week, which highlights the value of free and open access to information. This year’s theme is “Banning Books Silences Stories.” Visit the San Benito High School Davis Library to check out a challenged or banned book.

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The books featured during the week have all been targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools.

While books have been and continue to be banned, part of the Banned Books Week celebration is the fact that, in a majority of cases, the books have remained available. This happens only thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, students, and community members who stand up and speak out for the freedom to read.

Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community – librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types – in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

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