Last Updated on October 6, 2023, 3:37 pm ET
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 restrict books in libraries and schools. Many ARL member libraries celebrate Banned Books Week with blog posts, book lists, and special events. See below for a roundup.
Auburn University
AU Libraries Holds Banned Books Week to Combat Book Censorship
Banned Books Week at AU Libraries
University at Buffalo
UB Libraries Celebrate Banned Books Week 2023
University of California, San Diego
Recently Challenged Books Available from UC San Diego Library
The University of Chicago
UChicago Library Expands Access to Banned Books amid National Debate over Censorship
University of Colorado Boulder
Participate in Banned Books Week with the University Libraries
University of Delaware
This Library Celebrates Banned Books Week
Duke University
Let Freedom Read During Banned Books Week 2023
Florida State University
FSU Libraries Celebrate Banned Books Week 2023
University of Illinois Chicago
Banned Book Readout and Panel Discussion
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
ALA Archives Open House & Banned Books Week Celebration
Banned Books Week 2023: “Let Freedom Read!”
Indiana University Bloomington
Banned Books Week 2023
University of Louisville
Let Freedom Read: Banned Books Week 2023
University of Miami
Banned Books Week 2023: Research Guides
University of Missouri
Banned Books Week: Let Freedom Read
The New York Public Library
Banned Books Week at NYPL
Books for All: Protect the Freedom to Read
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Banned and Challenged Books: “Let Freedom Read” October 1–7, 2023
NC State University
PrideFest meets Banned Books Week at the Libraries
The Ohio State University
Banned Books Week Programs at University Libraries
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIU’s Banned Books Week Events Feature Readings, “Freedom of the Press” Collection
Syracuse University
Banned Books Read-Out
Queer Book Celebration
Tulane University
Banned Books Week Library Guide
The University of Utah
Banned Books Week Event to Feature Author Shannon Hale
“Let Freedom Read”—A Dress on Exhibit for Banned Books Week & Beyond
Vanderbilt University
Celebrate the Freedom to Read with Banned Books Week, October 1–7
Virginia Commonwealth University
Explore Censorship through VCU Libraries Banned Book Week Activities
“Ink & Rebellion” Exhibit Offers a Journey through a Timeline of Censorship
Washington State University
WSU Libraries to Host Banned Books Week Roundtable October 4, Share Banned Book Favorites
