Books As a Proxy for Free Thought
"If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed." ― Benjamin Franklin
Banned Book Week was started in 1982 to call attention to censorship and intellectual freedom. In 2023, it runs from October 1-7, culminating with Let Freedom Read day on Saturday the 7th.
This week and the many events that will fill it may be driven by librarians, but the premise behind it is one that every adult should be able to embrace. Nobody should tell you what information you can read, because no one has the right to tell you what…
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