Do You Read Banned Books?

We do! Here's a list of some of our favorites:

• Scary Stories (Series) by Alvin Schwartz
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
• The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
• Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
• Harry Potter (Series) by J.K. Rowling
• Forever by Judy Blume
• Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
• Goosebumps (Series) by R.L. Stine
• The Color Purple by Alice Walker
• In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
• The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
• What's Happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents & Daughters by Lynda Madaras
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• Beloved by Toni Morrison
• The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
• The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende
• Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
• Where's Waldo? by Martin Hanford

What is a banned book? Every year thousands of bookstores, libraries, and schools face challenges from people who want them to stop making certain books available. The most common reasons are objections to the religious viewpoint presented in the material (examples: Harry Potter, Satanic Verses), language (Catcher in the Rye, Native Son) and sexuality (The Color Purple, Lolita).

During Banned Books Week, September 27 - October 4, libraries celebrate the freedom of authors to write and readers to read what they choose, even if it's unorthodox, unpopular, or offensive to some.

Come into the library to see our Banned Books Week display!