National Banned Books Week 2024

National Banned Books Week 2024. Banned books week celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting current and historical attempts to remove or. Pen america champions the freedom to read.

Compared to 2023, however, 2024 has seen a notable drop in challenges to banned books, per two reports published on monday. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those.