Library celebrates Banned Book Week
Banned books that are available at the library
November 2, 2015
Banned Book Week is an event libraries mark every year at the end of September into October celebrating the freedom to read by placing books that have been challenged back on the shelves.
“Every year the National Library Association has a Banned Book Week, and every library uses this week to make people aware of our First Amendment right to read whatever we want to read, because there are books that people want to take out of the shelves,” librarian Elena Ortega said. “We fight to keep every book on the shelves for the students to read but if anyone finds a book too controversial (including topics such as) homosexuality, witchcraft, death or anything considered bad they might advise the schools for the book to be taken out of the shelves.”
People that love reading speak out about challenged books.
“Authors should be able to write anything that inspires them and create things that come from their imagination,” junior America Aguilar said. “Books are for a person’s interest of information and entertainment and anyone should feel free to (have) easy access to any book.”
Readers against book banning enjoy this event because of all the books that arrive during this week.
“More kids come to the library during Banned Book Week because they get the curiosity of reading a book that was challenged or banned at some point,” librarian Ortega said. “I dare you to read a banned book.”
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