Banned Books Week (September 22-28) is a celebration of our freedom to read and a time when we reckon with and push back on the record number of attacks on one of our most basic liberties: the right to read and write about any topic along with our core values of diversity, intellectual freedom, social responsibility, and the public good.
This year’s theme for Banned Books Week is “Freed Between the Lines.” The Sacramento State University Library invites you to engage in academic exploration without limits. The choice to read is constitutionally protected. Join us in celebrating this right and pushing back on censorship by hanging our limited-edition poster – found at the User Services desk of your favorite University Library.
The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by the American Library Association (ALA). The new numbers released today show efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles* in schools and libraries. This tops the previous high from 2022, when 2,571 unique titles were targeted for censorship.
“The reports from librarians and educators in the field make it clear that the organized campaigns to ban books aren’t over, and that we must all stand together to preserve our right to choose what we read,” said Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
https://www.ala.org/news/2024/03/american-library-association-reports-record-number-unique-book-titles
Read the California State University Library statement: The Freedom to Read is Essential to the Mission of the California State University
Banned Books at the Sac State Library