Banned Books Week: What You Need to Know

The importance of the First Amendment and the concept of "intellectual freedom" might not always be readily apparent to most kids, but Banned Books Week is a great opportunity to make those lessons come alive for children—and adults.
Banned Books Week is held annually during the last week of Sept. (Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2012). The week is an occasion for libraries and bookstores across the U.S. to help folks realize just how real and ongoing a problem censorship is.
As part of the celebrations, Sarasota County Libraries will celebrate with displays at each branch.
Here are some of your local libraries:
Selby Library
Fruitville Library
North Sarasota Library
Gulf Gate Library
More than 11,000 books have been challenged (though not necessarily successfully censored) since 1982, the inaugural year of Banned Books Week. According

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