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Banned Books Week<\/a><\/span> is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community\u2014librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types\u2014in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Banned Books Week 2019 will be held September 22\u201328. The theme of this year\u2019s event proclaims, \u201cCensorship Leaves Us in the Dark,\u201d urging everyone to \u201cKeep the Light On.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Upcoming Events<\/span> in Texas include:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fort Worth\u2019s <\/span><\/span>Northwest Library, <\/span>Banned Books Film Series: The Color Purple<\/em><\/a>, September 23<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Houston: Banned Together, September 23<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Fort Worth\u2019s<\/span> <\/span>East Berry Library, Banned Books Film Series: The Color Purple<\/em><\/a>, September 24<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The Library Foundation of Austin\u2019s Banned Books Bash, September 25<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A screening of To Kill A Mockingbird <\/em>on the lawn of the Castroville Public Library, September 26<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dallas: Banned Together, September 27<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Banned Books Week at Deep Vellum Books in Dallas, September 28<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Fort Worth\u2019s <\/span>Central Library, Banned Books Film Series: To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em><\/a>, September 29<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since the inception of Banned Books Week in 1982, libraries and bookstores throughout the country have staged local read-outs, continuous readings of banned and challenged books. Banned authors such as Judy Blume, Stephen Chbosky, and Chris Crutcher have participated. Readers can join the action by posting a video of themselves reading from a banned book or talking about censorship. Videos may be featured on the <\/span>Banned Books Week YouTube channel<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. The ALA <\/span>Office for Intellectual Freedom<\/span><\/a><\/span> (OIF) compiles <\/span>lists of challenged books<\/span><\/a><\/span> as reported in the media and submitted by librarians and teachers across the country. The Top 11 Challenged Books of 2018 are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
\n\tReasons: banned, challenged, and relocated because it was believed to encourage children to clear browser history and change their bodies using hormones, and for mentioning \u201cdirty magazines,\u201d describing male anatomy, \u201ccreating confusion,\u201d and including a transgender character<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReasons: banned and challenged for including LGBTQIA+ content, and for political and religious viewpoints<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReasons: series was challenged because it was perceived as encouraging disruptive behavior, while Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot<\/em> was challenged for including a same-sex couple<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReasons: banned and challenged because it was deemed \u201canti-cop,\u201d and for profanity, drug use, and sexual references<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReasons: banned and challenged for including LGBTQIA+ characters and themes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReasons: banned, challenged, and restricted for addressing teen suicide<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReasons: banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and certain illustrations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReason: challenged for depicting stereotypes of Mexican culture<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReasons: banned and challenged for sexual references, profanity, violence, gambling, and underage drinking, and for its religious viewpoint<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReason: challenged and burned for including LGBTQIA+ content<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
\n\tReason: challenged and burned for including LGBTQIA+ content<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n