Recognizing Banned Book Week

September 19-23, 2022

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What is Banned Book Week?

This week we recognize Banned Book Week and that Books Unite Us - Censorship Divides Us.

Nationally there have been 681 challenges to books in the first eight months of this year, involving 1,651 different titles.

Book choice is powerful and essential. More freedom for people, doesn't mean less freedom for others. Access to information is one way that a free society is truly free.

Two teens in Memphis organized the Tennessee Yourh Coalition to defend your rights to read. Follow them on FaceBook.

Visit the library to learn more.

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A video about Banned Books from the librarian at Hillwood HS

Ms Fallon talked to a student investigator about Banned Books Week with her student news kids. Here is the video. 🙂 https://youtu.be/WVoSNwrtKU8

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Banned Books Week

Want to learn more? Here are some resources:

Banned Books Week

September 18-24 is Banned Books Week. It feels somber as censorship has been front and center in our legislation and politics this year. We're exhausted, but we still celebrate our freedom to read and the freedom of our students to read.

In case you are interested...

Don’t Miss These Banned Books Week Coalition Facebook Live Events! | Banned Books Week

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Need help from the Librarian?

Ms Diane Chen is the Stratford STEM Magnet School Librarian.

Email: dchen@mnps.org
Location: 1800 Stratford Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA
Phone: 6158001488
Twitter: @librarystrat