Celebrate Your #RightToLibrary
Join SJPL and SJSU for Banned Books Week events, and explore SJPL's lists of banned books.
Featured Event
Grab & Go: Zipties Spider
Oct 11th - Oct 31st | 9:00am - 2:00pm
Visit the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood library to pick up your Spider kit.
These events have been created in partnership with the San José Public Library's Black Affinity Group and San José State University Library.
#RightToLibrary
Freedom of information is part of any library's DNA.
Physical and digital titles
What Does Banned Books Week Mean?
Explore these resources on banned and challenged books in the United States.
Learn more about banned and challenged books.
American Library Association - Banned & Challenged Books
Discover more about banned and challenged books by visiting the American Library Association's website.
SJSU's Guide to Banned Books
SJSU Librarian Estella Inda created a guide for learning more about books that have been banned or challenged throughout the United States.
Join the Banned Book Club today!
Unbanning every book in America to spread knowledge one book at a time.
Brought to you by the Digital Public Library of America.
Banned Books Week at the Library
Check out these blogs written by SJPL staff.
Blogs
YA Friday: Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read.
One Weird Reason for Banning Books
Talking animals sometimes are the objectionable theme that leads to challenging a book.
YA Friday: Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.
Books bring people together and aid the development of empathy and understanding for people from other backgrounds.
