Censorship and the impulse to restrict access to ideas are not new. They have remained a constant thread in debates over sex, religion, science, politics, gender and race, raising a fundamental question: Who gets to decide what we can read?

To mark Banned Books Week, Oct. 5–11, the HSHSL has assembled an exhibit highlighting banned and challenged books in our circulating and historical collections. Although the national observance lasts only one week, our exhibit will remain up longer to give visitors more time to explore. Continue reading →