For 36 years now, librarians, library customers, publishers, teachers, booksellers, journalists and reads of all ages and types have been observing "Banned Books Week" the last week of September to highlight the value of free and open access to information. It's probably fitting that the Beaufort Branch is hosting its Great American Read Book Discussion Group right in the middle of Banned Books Week.
Read more about why and where many classics that have been taken off the shelves of some school and public libraries.
Though the list of most challenged books tend to change each year, some titles are on the list virtually every year since publication. Prime examples? To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee; John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and Grapes of Wrath; and Slaughter House 5 by Kurt Vonnegut.
Learn about this year's most challenged books - and what you can do to combat censorship -- in this video produced by the American Library Association:
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