Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Banned Books Week 2020 is taking place from September 27 – October 3, and we're right in the middle of it! Various classrooms and libraries around Blaine County are participating in this annual event which celebrates the freedom to read and brings awareness to the dangers in censorship. The theme of this year's event is "Censorship Is a Dead End. Find Your Freedom to Read!"

Launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores, and libraries, Banned Books Week (BBW) highlights the value of free and open access to information. The week-long c...