Celebrate Banned Books Week!

Banned Books Week begins today! Founded in 1982, this annual event celebrates the benefits of free and open access to information and brings attention the problems of censorship. In honor of this year's Banned Books Week, everyone is invited to join a virtual read-out. You can create a video of yourself reading from your favorite banned book and upload it to a special Banned Books Week channel.

You can see which of your favorite books appear on these lists of banned literary classics and frequently challenged books. I've read 24 of the banned literary classics. How many have you read?

If you participate in the virtual read-out, we'd love to see your video. Please share your links with us on the blog!