Wessels Library is excited to be celebrating Banned Books Week. Each year, books are targeted for censorship for many different reasons. Often, this censorship effort is based on a quote that is taken out of context by people that have not read the entire book and seen the value of it. This year's theme is Censorship is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights.
Think you might have some banned books in your personal collection?
Feel free to check out the resources below to see how many banned books and classic banned books you own or have read. If possible, please send a photo of your books to Steffi Hiltgen or Brooke Berry.
Book banning is not a thing of the past or something that happens in authoritarian societies. It happens here in the present-day United States. Earlier this year, our state led the nation in book bans, with 22 books being banned or restricted by May (South Carolina leads nation in book bans after 10 more banned statewide). Whether the calls for bans come from concerned parents, school administrators, or governments, one thing is clear: those calling for these bans are not seeing the value in the material.
