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Established in 1982, Banned Books Week brings together the book community in support of the freedom to read. Join the Library District and Asylum Theatre for readings from banned and challenged books.
“This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who provide access to reading materials. Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.”
- Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom
Banned Books Week, typically the last week in September - this year Sept 22-28, was launched in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship.
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented 4,240 unique book titles targeted for censorship in schools and libraries, as well as 1,247 demands to censor library books, materials, and resources in 2023. The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65% in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by OIF in more than 20 years of tracking. Books representing the voices and lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals made up 47% of those targeted in censorship attempts.
This year’s theme is "Freed Between the Lines." We can find freedom in the pages of a book — but book bans and censorship threaten that freedom, along with many other rights and institutions. During Banned Books Week 2024 and beyond, let’s share our love of right to read and the freedom found in books. Let’s be Freed Between the Lines!
Information from www.ala.org/bbooks/banned and www.ala.org/bbooks/book-ban-data
Free and open to the public. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and may be limited. For more information, please call 702.507.3459.
Co-sponsored by Asylum Theatre.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Lectures & Conversations | Entertainment & Theater | Education & Literacy | Community Events |
| Mon, Nov 18 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Nov 19 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, Nov 20 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Nov 21 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Fri, Nov 22 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Nov 23 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Nov 24 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
Originally opening in 1966 as a three-room library within the Airport Annex building, the Clark County Library moved in 1967 to a storefront. In 1971, the library moved again to its current location using deeded land from the County and with money awarded by the Max C. Fleishman Foundation. The building went on to have two remodels: one completed in 1986, and the second completed in 1994, which resulted in the three-story, 120,000-square-foot building it is today. This redesign notably included a 399-seat theater and an 80-seat black box theater/dance studio. The Library District also added the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, which provides a place for teens to explore and master new technologies and digital skills.
