Teen Banned Book Challenge

Banned Books Week

Happy Banned Books Week, everyone!

Librarians love Banned Books Week. You'd think we'd get really irritated that people want to ban books (and, believe me, we do. SO IRRITATED.) But we love that a whole week is set aside to acknowledge some incredible books that some people feel should be hidden from the public eye.

We librarians say that everyone has the right to access books, no matter how controversial (or not) they may be, and we want YOU to make the decision for yourself to read it or not. (It's called intellectual freedom... maybe you've heard of it?)

BE A REBEL. READ BANNED BOOKS.

What do you do when books have been banned or challenged? Uh, read them, obviously.

Banned Books Week is in full swing for the week of September 24. We're celebrating some of our favorite YA books that just happened to be banned or challenged.

And don't forget to check out our BLIND DATE WITH A BANNED BOOK display at the Palmer Branch! We give you the summary and why the book was banned or challenged. Check it out and unwrap it to find out what you've been paired with! The display will be available until Saturday, September 30.