Banned Books Reading

Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/08/2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

We’re still censoring books in 2025? Yes! And it means a lot more than taking books off the shelves of libraries and schools. It also means that our constitutionally-guaranteed right to read under the First Amendment is under attack.  

Stand Up for the Freedom to Read: Join Us for a Public Reading of Banned Books

Hosted in collaboration with the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and the University Libraries, this event celebrates our essential First Amendment rights through the power of literature.

Experience:

• Live readings from banned and challenged books by Carolina community members
• Interactive button-making station celebrating literary freedom
• Special collection of banned books available for checkout
• Discussions about the impact of censorship on democracy

Banned Books Week, which takes place this year from October 5th through October 11th, was created as a response to censorship and to highlight the necessity of free and open access to information. This year’s theme is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” 

Help defend the freedom to read. Because when books are under attack, democracy is too.

This event is part of UNC’s First Amendment Day and is free and open to the public. Students can earn Campus Life Experience (CLE) credit.