Community support is critical to our continued growth and vitality as a public resource. You can make a difference and help ensure a bright future for generations to come by making a gift to the library. Learn More.We Love Banned Books Week
Join your community at the Lewes Public Library during Banned Books Week 2024 as we celebrate the freedom to seek and express ideas, reflect on attempts to censor books in libraries and schools, and resolve to fight together against censorship. LET FREEDOM READ!!
BANNED BOOKS/SILENCED VOICES
Thursday, September 26th | 5:00 PM | In-person and Online
When books are banned, the voices of the author and the characters are silenced and readers are closed off to people, places, and perspectives. By standing up for stories, the power that lies inside every book is unleashed, and the array of voices that need to be heard and the scenes that need to be seen are liberated. Join us in the library or online as Delaware Shakespeare brings the strength and the beauty of banned texts to life through dramatic readings.
TOURNAMENT OF BANNED BOOKS
Join the Lewes Public Library community in celebrating the power in every book and every voice! Vote in person or online every day beginning Monday, September 23 for the Banned Book you would most like to read (or read again). The field will narrow each day until the Lewes Public Library’s most popular Banned Book of 2024 is crowned on Sunday, September 29!
For information about the tournament titles and why they were banned or challenged, go here.
Vote nowSELFIE STATION
Step into the role of a ‘book outlaw’ at Lewes Public Library’s Banned Book Week selfie station! Celebrate your rebellious love for reading by snapping a photo with your favorite banned book and show the world that no story is off-limits.
GIVEAWAYS
Show your support for Banned Books week and the freedom to read by picking up a free Freed Between the Lines bookmark or sticker at the front desk!
LOBBY DISPLAY CASE
What is a “banned book”? What does it mean when a book is “banned”?
Check out the display case in the lobby to find out.
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
Join Lewes Public Library’s Banned Book Week fun by guessing the banned book based on popular tropes! We’ll drop clues about storylines like ‘forbidden love’ or ‘underdog hero,’ and it’s up to you to name the title in the comments. Test your book knowledge and celebrate the freedom to read!
Want to find out why certain books were banned or challenged? Learn more and find them in our catalog.
