As Banned Books Week 2026 (Oct. 4–10) approaches, The Seattle Public Library (SPL) Books Unbanned program has reached a remarkable milestone: more than 1 million e-book checkouts by teens and young adults. Since SPL launched the program in 2023, youth from all 50 states have checked out 1.1 million e-books and e-audiobooks using the SPL … Continued
1 million checkouts and counting
As Banned Books Week 2026 (Oct. 4–10) approaches, The Seattle Public Library (SPL) Books Unbanned program has reached a remarkable milestone: more than 1 million e-book checkouts by teens and young adults. Since SPL launched the program in 2023, youth from all 50 states have checked out 1.1 million e-books and e-audiobooks using the SPL … Continued