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Carvel Harward reads a copy of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" at the Smith Branch of the County Library. The public was invited to bring their favorite banned book to the Smith branch and participate in a Facebook live event where they would all read from their banned books, simultaneously, for approximately three minutes in celebration of our intellectual freedom, Sunday, September 24, 2017.
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Jessica Quarles, left sits with her 3 year old daughter Signy as her husband Leighton Quarles reads "Where's Waldo" during the banned book event at the County LibraryÕs Smith branch, Sunday, September 24, 2017. The public was invited to bring their favorite banned book to the Smith branch and participate in a Facebook live event where they would all read from their banned books, simultaneously, for approximately three minutes in celebration of our intellectual freedom.
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Carvel Harward has his photo made in front of the improvised lineup background at the Smith Branch of the County Library. The public was invited to bring their favorite banned book to the Smith branch and participate in a Facebook live event where they would all read from their banned books, simultaneously, for approximately three minutes in celebration of our intellectual freedom, Sunday, September 24, 2017.
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Laurie Clark, a Kindergarten teacher at Pioneer Elementary, reads during the banned book event at the County LibraryÕs Smith branch, Sunday, September 24, 2017. The public was invited to bring their favorite banned book to the Smith branch and participate in a Facebook live event where they would all read from their banned books, simultaneously, for approximately three minutes in celebration of our intellectual freedom.
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Three librarians read banned or challenged books aloud simultaneously during an event in which the public was invited to bring their favorite banned book to the County LibraryÕs Smith branch and participate in a Facebook live event, Sunday, September 24, 2017.
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)
Carvel Harward holds the copy of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" that he was reading aloud at the Smith Branch of the County Library. The public was invited to bring their favorite banned book to the Smith branch and participate in a Facebook live event where they would all read from their banned books, simultaneously, for approximately three minutes in celebration of our intellectual freedom, Sunday, September 24, 2017.
At Salt Lake’s County Library Sunday, book lovers of all ages were encouraged to BYOBB — bring your own banned book.
The nationwide celebration of Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 to celebrate intellectual freedom and raise awareness of censorship after an increase in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries.
At the Smith library branch, attendees read aloud simultaneously from their separate banned books for about three minutes in recognition of those values. Readers also had the chance to take photos with the publications in front of a mugshot backdrop.