University of Chicago announces plans to expand access to books that have been banned

-- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was on hand Tuesday as the University of Chicago Library announced its effort to build a collection of more than 1,500 books that are banned across the U.S.– which was launched in 1982 after a surge of challenges to books in schools, libraries, and bookstores at that time. Organizers note that the event highlights the value of free access to information.

"The freedom to read is one of the core tenets of a democratic society, which is why I signed legislation restricting book bans in Illinois libraries," Pritzker added in the release."The University of Chicago has taken another admirable step for freedom of education with this resource, which I know will serve patrons and remind those that seek to suppress creativity that we will not be silenced.

"We believe that knowledge enriches life, and book bans stand against freedom of inquiry and expression and therefore against the core principles of the University of Chicago," Reimer said in the release."I am pleased that we are announcing our efforts to extend access to banned books in the same week that the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression is , as our efforts go hand in hand.

UChicago noted that its library already owns about 25 percent of a list of more than 1,500 books that have been banned from libraries across the U.S.

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