Go Tell Sarah : Celebrate the Freedom to Read


Banned Books Week
Celebrating the Freedom to Read
September 27–October 4, 2008

Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, this annual ALA event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. This year, 2008, marks BBW’s 27th anniversary (September 27 through October 4).

BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them. After all, intellectual freedom can exist only where these two essential conditions are met.

BBW is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, American Library Association, American Society of Journalists and Authors, Association of American Publishers, National Association of College Stores, and is endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

To learn more about Banned Books Week and this year’s activities, go to the American Library Association website.

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2 Responses to Go Tell Sarah : Celebrate the Freedom to Read

  1. RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON!!!! /ds

  2. Anonymous says:

    Keep reading about her run-in with the librarian because she wanted certain books banned BUT, never read about exactly which books she found objectionable.

    Can’t really use this information without knowing what the books are –

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