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Banned Books Buttons and Magnets

Date: Wed, Oct 7, 2026

Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Venue: Main Library – MakerLab, Durham

Price: Free

Category: Community

Banned Books Week was launched in response to surges in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. The annual event highlights the importance and value of free and open access to information and literature. Each year it brings communities together to fight censorship and to let individuals have the freedom to not only read but to also seek and express ideas. In honor of Banned Books Week, drop by the Makerlab to create buttons and magnets of your favorite banned books!

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Banned Books Buttons and Magnets

When
Next Wednesday
Wed, Oct 7, 2026
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Ages
Check ages with the venue
Price
Free
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Banned Books Week was launched in response to surges in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. The annual event highlights the importance and value of free and open access to information and literature. Each year it brings communities together to fight censorship and to let individuals have the freedom to not only read but to also seek and express ideas. In honor of Banned Books Week, drop by the Makerlab to create buttons and magnets of your favorite banned books!

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Banned Books Buttons and Magnets runs Wed, Oct 7, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.

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Main Library – MakerLab is in Durham, NC. Open in Google Maps.

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