Banned Books Week 2023
From Top 13 most challenged books of 2022 (infographic) – Reader Updated Banned Books Week is next week (October 1-7, 2023). As you can see from the infographic above, censorship continues to increase. I read about new books being banned or challenged almost everyday. Often they are books I love and have used in my classroom. Apart from supporting and celebrating librarians and libraries (as we advocated in our Banned Books Week 2022 post!), it’s hard to know what to do. Penguin Random House shares some resources and ideas for activism and advocacy here. For Banned Books Week in schools, we have some ideas below as well. Attend this free webinar from the Illinois Library Association on October 2nd to learn about their important work and what you can do. Request a Free RIGHT TO READ KIT from Rally for the Right to Read . Participate in Let Freedom Read Day . This year is the first time