Banned Books
Banned Book Week
September 23 - 26
Have you ever read a banned book? Join us to learn about banned books and why they are banned!
Free coffee and donuts from 9:00 am until gone each day!
Wednesday Sept 25: Banned Book Bingo
12n - 1pm Student Center Room 153
Some of our favorite books that have been banned!
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Banned for anti-family, occult/Satanism, violence, religious viewpoint
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Banned for offensive language, racism
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Banned for offensive language, racism, unsuited to age group
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Banned for sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Banned for its portrayal of early Marxism
The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Banned for racism and offensive to minorities, God, and women
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Banned for pro-socialism views
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Banned for racial slurs, portrayal of slavery and references to rape
The Holy Bible
Banned for religious viewpoint and violence
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Banned for supernatural themes