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"Coloradans will soon be able to carry a library of banned books right in their
pockets — free of charge.
Anythink Libraries, which serves residents in Adams County, is launching free
access to roughly 300 banned and challenged titles and documents for anyone in
the state. The release comes in time for national Banned Books Week, which runs
Oct. 5 - 11.
“In 2023, there were 120 titles in Colorado that were challenged in public
libraries. In 2024 there were 60,” said Anythink executive director Mark Fink.
“To really preserve intellectual freedom and provide access to content and
stories that resonate with a variety of audiences, we wanted to create a
collection of titles that were more accessible to anybody that lives in the
state.”
The new Freedom to Read Collection will be available for free to anyone over
the age of 13 through the Palace Project app — no library card required.
“There are a lot of really powerful literary works that are part of our
collection, like
1984,
The Bluest Eye,
Where the Crawdads Sing,
To Kill
a Mockingbird,
Wicked,” Fink said. “But we also have nonfiction like
Just
Mercy,
White Fragility, and
Queer History of the United States. These are
all titles that have been challenged either in Colorado or around the
country.”"
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
