Richter Library hosted a Banned Books Read Out on Wednesday in recognition of Banned Books Week 2014, which runs through Saturday.
The American Library Association (ALA) organizes Banned Books Week to raise awareness about books that are challenged, restricted or banned from being read. ALA hopes to stress the importance of making unpopular or unorthodox viewpoints available for everyone to read.
Many books people generally consider harmless today, including “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein and J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, have either been banned or challenged in various states or districts around the United States at one point or another.
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