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The  American Library Association  (ALA),  Unite Against Book Bans  (UABB), and other members of the  Banned Books Week Coalition  are celebrating the 43rd annual Banned Books Week (BBW), October 5-12.

This year, the theme for Banned Books Week is in keeping with the multi-front assault on civil liberties, freedom of speech and press freedoms during the second Trump administration: “Censorship Is So 1984: Read for Your Rights.” This is a clear nod to George Orwell’s dystopian novel, which warned against creeping authoritarianism, which includes the control of language and thought, accompanied by the rise of a techno-surveillance state that coerces the public into compliance using the strong-arm tactics of fear, intimidation, and censorship.

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