Boston Public Library joins Books Unbanned initiative in Boston, MA

Banned Books Week takes place Oct. 1-7 this year.

The Boston Public Library is the third public library in the US to join the Books Unbanned initiative to help fight censorship + book banning, following in the footsteps of the Brooklyn Public Library and the Seattle Public Library (hey, SEAtoday ). The program will offer US teens and young adults ages 13-26 free access to resources in the library’s digital collection.

Books Unbanned was created to help counter the ~20% increase in attempts to remove books from public and school libraries around the country.

The Boston Public Library’s Books Unbanned card is valid for one year and will allow cardholders to check out a maximum of 10 titles at a time + place 10 holds.

Save the date for this weekend’s Books Unbanned event Let Freedom Read: Statewide Read-In to Fight Censorship, on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Central Library in Copley Square.

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Jessica Burton

Jess is based in Boston, MA and when she isn’t creating content, you’ll find her at one of the local breweries, walking her dogs on the Esplanade, or attending a concert. After graduating from the University of Florida, she moved to Columbia, SC where she worked at various nonprofit organizations + was a City Editor for COLAtoday before relocating to launch BOStoday in 2021.

Boston Public Library joins Books Unbanned initiative

Teens and younge adults across the US can apply to access the Boston Public Library’s digital resources.