Forbidden: Great Gatsby & other classics part of a ban attempt. Why?

 

 Did you know that Great Gatsby, was challenged to be included in the library's collection at the Baptist College in Charleston, SC (1987) because of "language and sexual references in the book."
See other classic titles that were targets of ban attempts in libraries.

To learn why many classic titles such as those listed below was challenged or banned, see the reasons from the Office of Intellectual Freedom.

The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck 
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell

See the list of other classic titles that were also banned or challenged in libraries.
The Metro Campus Library is hosting a presentation about censorship attempts and banned books in libraries with free pizza for lunch, in the Film & Lecture Room (near the bookstore) on Wednesday, Sept 25th at Noon.

Search TCC Library's online catalog for the titles.Celebrate your freedom to read one of these classic books! 

Adam Brennan, Metro Campus Librarian, interview with Good Day Tulsa! on Fox23 about Banned Books Week.