Front Range libraries are participating in Banned Books Week. The American Library Association’s annual event highlights the value of free and open access to controversial, challenged, or banned books. It started over 40 years ago with a sudden increase in efforts to remove books from schools, libraries, and bookstores.
The Adams County Public Library District’s Anythink Libraries has launched a digital collection that you can access with your smartphone. The Freedom to Read Collection is the first of its kind in Colorado.
“We’re removing as many barriers as possible for people to be able to have access,” said Mark Fink with the library district…