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Board proclaims Banned Books Week; county library and civic groups urge defense of access to information
5873890 · October 3, 2025
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Summary
Supervisors approved a resolution recognizing Banned Books Week (Oct. 5'11), with county library officials, League of Women Voters and other advocates emphasizing threats to access and the role of libraries in civic education.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 30 to proclaim Oct. 5'11, 2025, as Banned Books Week, urging protection of library access and the freedom to read.
Supervisor Colbert sponsored the resolution in partnership with the Marin County Free Library and the Banned Books Week Committee. "The 2025 theme, 'Censorship is so 1984. Read for your…
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