Banned Books

Banned Book Week  Banned Books poster 

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