Friends of The Florida State University Libraries
Banned Books Week Events
September 26-30, 2011
Monday, September 26
Banned Books Week Read-Out: Noon to 1:00 p.m. in front of Strozier Library
Don Latham—master of ceremonies
Wayne Wiegand: The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
Dennis Moore (English):
Barbara Hamby (English): Howl, Allen Ginsberg
RaMonda Horton-Ikard (Communication Science and Disorders): I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Pamala Doffek (Goldstein Library): Captain Underpants, Dav Pilkey
Vanessa Reyes: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Meredith Ross: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Laura Brenkus: Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
Allison George: And Tango Makes Three, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Tuesday, September 27
Banned Books Week Read-Out: 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in front of the Williams Building
Leigh Edwards—master of ceremonies
Wednesday, September 28
Sidewalk chalk competition to create your own interpretation of a banned book cover (in front of the Shores Bldg.)
All week
Mornings: banned music in the Goldstein Library
Afternoons: banned movies in the Goldstein Library
Virtual read-outs by best-selling authors—in the CAVE of the Goldstein Library
Special Collections (Strozier Library)—banned books exhibit
Partners
Friends of the FSU Libraries
Goldstein Library
ALA Student Chapter
Strozier Library
Banned Book Week
During the last week of September every year, hundreds of libraries and bookstores around the country draw attention to the problem of censorship by mounting displays of challenged books and hosting a variety of events.
- More than 11,000 books banned since 1982 (American Library Association)
- Hear some read Sept 26 - 30th on the steps of Strozier
- Join leaders from campus & community
- 12:00 - 12:30 each day during the week
You are cordially invited to attend this event. Join us in celebrating the Freedom to Read!
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From the ALA website
The 10 most challenged titles were:
ttyl; ttfn; l8r, g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: nudity, sexually explicit, offensive language, drugs,
and unsuited to age group
And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson
Reasons: homosexuality
The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: drugs, homosexuality, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit, suicide, and unsuited to age group
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Reasons: racism, offensive language, unsuited to age group
Twilight (series), by Stephanie Meyer
Reasons: sexually explicit, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger
Reasons: sexaully explicit, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group
My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
Reasons: sexism, homosexuality, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group, drugs, suicide, violence
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler
Reasons: sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
Reasons: sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group
The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
Reasons: nudity, sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group
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