Banned Books Week

September 25th  to October 2nd is the American Library Association’s annual celebration of banned and challenged books, Banned Books Week; since 1990, there have been 10,676 recorded challenges, which were focused mostly in school and public libraries and brought mostly by parents. To celebrate, check out one of the challenged books from your library, or attend one of the LRC's Lunchtime Learning Programs.

A complete list of the 100 most challenged books of 2000-2009 is available on the ALA website, but a list of some that we have at the LRC follows:

1.   Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling
3.   The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
5.   Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
6.   I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
14. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
15. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
17. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker

18. Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
19. Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
21. To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
24. In the Night Kitchen, by Maurice Sendak
26. Beloved, by Toni Morrison
28. Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
33. Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson

36. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley
46. Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
49. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey
50. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
66. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor
69. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
74. The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold

88. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
89. Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger
90. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle
91. Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Graighead George
96. Grendel, by John Gardner
97. The House of the Spirits, by Isabel Allende
99. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume

Remember, if there's a book you would like but it is only available at another campus, you can get it delivered to your home campus!

Banned Books Week Lunchtime Learning Programs will be held at Northeast and Metro Campus, from noon to 1 pm:

• Monday, September 27th, in the Northeast Campus Small Auditorium (NE 1603)
• Wednesday, September 29th, in the Metro Campus Film Lecture Room 

There will be pizza served and drawings for Stephen King novels and films. If you have questions, you can email Demetrius Bereolos, or call him at 595-8093.