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Staff editorial: Banned Books Week

Staff editorial: Banned Books Week

Shield Staff September 26, 2024

This year’s Banned Books Week, held Sept. 22-28, is an annual event that highlights the value of free and open access to information. Launched in 1982, the event was in response to a sudden surge in...

Banned Book Week 2021 was Sept. 26 - Oct. 2. A banned book is one that is made unavailable in libraries or stores.

Banned Book Week highlights the dangers of censorship

Sydney Lawson, Staff Writer October 6, 2021

Have you ever been captivated by the words of a book? Lost in a world created or reflected by the mind of an author? Has a book ever challenged your ideology?  A challenged book is one that has faced...

#USIbannedbooks

Ariana Beedie September 19, 2013

Ashley Clark’s favorite banned book is “Farenheight 451” by Ray Bradbury. “I think it’s hilarious that people tried to ban a book about reading,” she said. “It’s a very anti-banned books...

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