When Is Banned Book Week 2024. This year, banned books week is from sept. Book bans are on the rise in classrooms and libraries across the country.

Banned books week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. Earlier this week, the south carolina state board of education voted to keep a few literary classics like “to kill a mockingbird” on school library shelves — but banned several.