HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut leaders and librarians gathered on Thursday to highlight Banned Books Week, which is recognized from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11.

People attended the event to emphasize the value of free and open access to information, as this week aims to fight censorship and restrictions regarding what people are and are not permitted to read.

The theme of this week is a reference to George Orwell's dystopian novel, saying "Censorship is so 1984."

"Books have the power to take us to new worlds, introduce us to people and perspectives we might never encounter in our real life," Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (D) said. "They spark our imaginations and they help us to innovate and create."

Banned Books Week was established in the early 1980s as a response to a sudden surge in challe

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