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Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights: Banned Books Week 2025

Dates: October 5 - October 11, 2025

Locations: Library and NEA Building

Banned Book Week is an annual celebration of the freedom to read.

It highlights the importance of intellectual freedom and the right to access information without censorship.

Join us as we celebrate  diversity of thought, the power of words, the freedom to read, and the courage to challenge restrictions on literary expression.

All events and activities sponsored by the Library and Communications Divisions at Los Angeles Harbor College

Dear Banned Book Author Letter Writing Contest

Dear Banned Book Author Zebra illustrative graphic, clicking on it will open the form to submit your letterStarting October 5 and running through October 11, the "Dear Banned Author" letter writing contest is your opportunity to write a letter of appreciation to your favorite banned book author. Student letters will be displayed in the library lobby glass case, and the top three entries will win a prize.

Link to Letter Writing Contest Form

Censorship is so 1984

Banned Books Week banner for 2025, with theme reading: Censorship is so 1984Find your next captivating read in the library and NEA building.

Look at the Banned Books Week display to the right of the Circulation Desk in the Library.

Look for the display on the bulletin boards of the NEA building (second floor).

Explore a wide range of banned and challenged books with reasons why they were banned or challenged, including classics and contemporary favorites, available to borrow in the college library now.