2024 Banned Books Week Events

Monday Sept 23, 2024

Banned Books Week Event Kick Off

We find ourselves, each other, and freedom in reading. The right to read is a shared value that we can all celebrate, but book bans threaten our rights and freedoms. Let’s stand together to champion our right to read and libraries and be Freed Between the Lines!

Join us for a kick-off in front of the University Library!

Date:: Monday, September 23, 2024
Time:: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Location:: Outside the Library

Tuesday Sept 24 2024

Banned Books Week: Children's Literature Panel

Join professor Sarah Minslow for a panel on censorship in children's literature featuring Coleen Stretton, Young Adult Librarian Huntington Beach; Danielle Davis, Children’s Book Author and Child Advocate; and Ren Heintz, professor of English.

RSVP HERE

Date:: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time:: 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Location:: Community Room (Library North B131)

Wednesday, Sept 25, 2024

Banned Books Week: Read-Out!

READ OUT BANNED BOOKS! Celebrate our freedom to read by stopping by to read or listen to excerpts from some of the most challenged and banned books in the country. A microphone and speakers will be set up outside the University Library. Email sminslo@calstatela.edu if you’d like to sign up for a 3-min slot to read from your favorite banned or challenged book.

Date:: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Time:: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Location:: Outside the Library

Thursday, Sept 26, 2024

Stand Against Book Bans... TOGETHER

Join us for a hands-on workshop on how to stand up to book bans with Sarah Minslow, professor of English; Danielle Davis, Children’s Book Author and Child Advocate; and Arwa Hammad, ASI Vice President for External Affairs and Advancement. Voter registration will be available.