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Every year the Traverse Area District Library celebrates Banned Books Week and our continued commitment to the freedom to read. This freedom is codified within our library policies (Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read, Freedom to View), and it is core to who we are as a library.
In 2024 Banned Books Week is Sept. 22-28.
- "Banned Books Week Through the Years" Posters - Find them throughout the library!
- Youth - Banned Books Reading Challenge (Register for this challenge in Beanstack)
- Power to the Parent Brochure (Download)
- Teen - Banned Books List (Link)
- Adult - Banned Books Staff Picks (Find this list at the bottom of the tadl.org home page during September 2024!)
Special Features
- Movie - We will showing The ABCs of Book Banning on Mon. Sep. 23 at 2 pm. (Link)
- Trivia! - Join us at Right Brewery for Banned Books Trivia, 9/25 at 7 pm (Link)
- Downloads
- Phone Wallpaper! (Open the links below, and right-click/Save As to download.)
- The American Library Association has additional resources, including coloring pages. (Link)
We honor and celebrate the right for everyone to read materials of their choosing. If you are having difficulties finding library materials that meet your needs, ask a librarian! They will be happy to help you.