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Source: The Mining Journal

Having just finished up Free to Read Week, a time when the Peter White Public Library hosts various community events in order to draw attention to the importance of intellectual freedom, I wanted to highlight a few titles that relate to censorship (as well as one title that is just a book about books). Banned Books Week is promoted by the American Libraries Association every fall with the intent to celebrate the freedom of information while educating on the harms of censorship. Visit ALA.org or stop by our Reference Desk to learn more. Each of the books listed below are available in the Peter White Public Library’s Adult Nonfiction Collection. Book descriptions are adapted from publisher and library catalog materials.

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