The Importance of Reading Banned Books
Posted by Free Library of Philadelphia on December 10, 2024
While “books usually are challenged with the best intentions,” for example, to shield children from “difficult ideas and information,” The American Library Association (ALA) notes that censorship itself can actually be quite harmful. Per the ALA, Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2024) “brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to read.” In recognition of Banned Books Week, let’s discuss the benefits and importance of reading banned books.
Advancing Literacy
In a recent article titled, Why Your Kid Should Read Banned Books, Common Sense Media reports that “reading so-called banned books offers families a chance to celebrate reading and promote open access to ideas, both of which are keys to raising a lifelong reader.”
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