To bolster awareness of censorship—books are still “challenged” in the United States—several associations are hosting the 33^rd annual Banned Books Week this week (Sept. 27–Oct. 3). This year’s theme is Young Adult books.

“Protecting the rights of young people to read a variety of books is an integral part of AAP’s work in support of free expression,” said Judith Platt, the Association of American Publishers’ Director of Free Expression Advocacy and chair of the Banned Books Week National Committee, on the AAP website. “By focusing on Young Adult books we are reaffirming our commitment to keeping books that are challenging, entertaining, and relevant to their lives freely available to them in school and public libraries and on classroom reading lists.”

Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association; American Booksellers for Free Expression; the American Library Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors; the Association of American Publishers; the Association of American University Presses; Comic Book Legal Defense Fund; the Freedom to Read Foundation; National Coalition Against Censorship; National Council of Teachers of English; National Association of College Stores; People for the American Way; PEN American Center; and Project Censored. It’s also endorsed by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

The weeklong event allows readers to celebrate books that have been challenged in their classrooms and homes, but publishers are also hosting webinars and panels to encourage awareness, in addition to teaching resources for banned books, giveaways, and discounts. Learn more about the Banned Books Week events at the American Library Association’s website, and find out what AWP’s favorite banned books are on Twitter @awpwriter.

Related Reading: Slate writer Ruth Graham claims that “Banned Book Week... traffics in fear-mongering over censorship, when in fact the truth is much sunnier: There is basically no such thing as a ‘banned book’ in the United States in 2015.”