Banned Books Week 2022

This week is Banned Books week, a campaign that celebrates our freedom to read.  This year's theme is "Books unite us. Censorship divides us".  Celebrate, by exercising your right to read!

A banned book is any that have been censored, banned or where its removal or restriction has been called for from libraries, schools, bookshops or public circulation. A book might be challenged by individuals, private pressure groups or governments who disagree with its content or message and therefore wish to censor or silence the author’s voice.

Many children's and YA books have previously been banned, including the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling, Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Maus by Art Spiegelman. All of these are available to borrow from the EPHS Libraries.