![Read a banned book image](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/library/files/2021/09/Read-a-Banned-Book-Facebook-Post.png)
Every year, the American Libraries Association celebrates Banned Books Week, a celebration of reading and the pursuit of intellectual freedom. This year’s theme is “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.” The idea is that the act of reading unifies and censorship creates barriers.
![A pyramid infographic that displays challenged books statistics.](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/library/files/2021/09/Pyramid-of-Challenges-2021.png)
![Censorship infographic that displays who challenges books, where they take place, and a word cloud that shows what words are used to justify the censorship.](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/library/files/2021/09/Censorship-by-the-Numbers_social-786x1024.png)
![Infographic displaying the top ten challenged books in 2020](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/library/files/2021/09/Top-10-Most-Challenged-Books-of-2020-791x1024.jpg)
Read a banned book today. The City Tech Library has several banned books available as eBooks or users can request and pick up a physical banned book by requesting a book using the library catalog.