October 

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

Visit BLC to view the incredible quilt handsewn by Morgan Hom, Class of 2026!

"For my final phase in my Bias In America class, I chose to create a protest quilt against book bans. Book

banning has been a long-standing issue throughout U.S. history, however, the politicization of the topic in

recent years has caused book bans to become more aggressive and pose a significant threat to the fabric of

society."

Read more about Morgan's Bias in America project