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Madison Stoneburner Simon is a Marketing & Communications Specialist for OverDrive. When she’s not working, you can find her reading or creating content for her Bookstagram, teaching Pilates, or spending time with her husband and their three perfect pups. She is a proud member of The Junior League of Cleveland and loves volunteering in her community. 

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For Banned Books Week, we reflect on the books that have received the most challenges and bans with data provided by the American Library Association. 

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The 100 most frequently challenged books of the last decade

For Banned Books Week, here's a list from the American Library Association of the most banned books.

Annie Suhy has been working in the book industry since 2006. When she’s not working, practicing yoga, or petting cats, she’s doing paint-by-numbers and buying more plants. An avid poetry fan, her favorite collection is "The Splinter Factory" by Jeffrey McDaniel.

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For Banned Books Week, take a look at these frequently challenged books that made it onto the big screen. Check them out on Kanopy or the Libby app. 

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12 banned books that were made into movies

For Banned Books Week, check out these frequently challenged books that made it onto the big screen.

A man lays on a couch while holding a tablet and reading an ebook. 

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Join the fun on 9/18 by using #ebooklove and celebrate the joys of modern storytelling on the Libby app. 

6 ways to celebrate Read an Ebook Day

Join the conversation by using #ebooklove on social media &amp; tell us why you love ebooks!

Marisa Arancibia is a Digital Content Librarian on OverDrive's Global Libraries and Education team. She loves curating collections of favorite reads and discussing nerdy lore and fan theories with her fellow book people. When she's not working, she can be found reading thriller and fantasy novels, traveling, and playing with her goofy rescue dog, Swarley.

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Find out how a library card is your ticket to free programs, clubs, movies, books on the Libby app, and much more.

Top 5 reasons you need a library card

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There’s no right way to read! We’re here to debunk several common myths and misconceptions about reading, books, and libraries. 

7 of the most common reading myths, busted!

We're here to set the record straight on these common misconceptions about reading, books, and libraries.

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Vote for our panel at SXSW 2025—Guardians of Democracy: Libraries Ensure Information Access—that explores the vital connection between literacy, access, and democracy.

We need your help to tell this story at SXSW 2025!

"Guardians of Democracy: Libraries Ensure Information Access" explores the vital connection between literacy, access, and democracy.

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Check out the newly redesigned shop featuring apparel and accessories from your favorite library apps: Libby, Kanopy, and Sora.

Introducing the new Plot Threads shop for readers & film lovers

Show off your love of reading with merch from our redesigned shop.

Nontraditional items you can borrow from the library

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Check out this for some crazy, convenient, and cool things you just might find at your local branch. 

75 surprising things you can borrow from the library

From pickleball to pasta makers, check out this list of unique things you might find at your local branch.

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A summer of entertainment awaits... at your library! Discover all the surprising offerings from your library and visit us on the road at one of our interactive events. 

Check out your library in our first-ever nationwide “Fiction & Film Festival” tour

A summer of entertainment awaits... at your library!

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Browse around for all things bookish! Find what to read next, news and reading trends, author interviews, tips and tricks on the Libby library reading app and much more.

Find murder mysteries, tell-all memoirs, and just in time for scary season, a spellbinding tale of supernatural horror.

October 2024’s biggest books

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