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Banned Books
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Monday, October 7, 2024
The Unite Against Book Bans (UABB) campaign's Freedom to Read Day of Action is on Saturday, Oct. 19. The American Library Association created the init...
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
In recognition of Banned Books Week, September 22-28, the Library hosts "That Librarian" author Amanda Jones on September 25....
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
During September, the Library highlights Free to Read, Library Card Sign-Up Month, and Banned Books Week. ...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Create your own banned books meme through September 19 and submit it for a chance to win a Margaret Atwood boxed set....
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
The Kansas City Public Library and the San Francisco Public Library teamed up to tackle censorship with a friendly Super Bowl wager....
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Sunday, October 1, 2023
Running through Saturday, October 7, Banned Books Week annually celebrates our freedom to read, our long-held right to seek and express ideas. While c...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
In recent weeks, groups in Texas, Virginia, South Carolina, and right here at home in Cass County, Kansas City’s Northland, and Wichita have worked to...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Banned Books Week (September 26 - October 2) was established in September 1982 to highlight current and historical attempts to censor...