Could you imagine the library without Toni Morrison, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, or Captain Underpants? We can’t imagine it either. In this week’s episode we bridge a more serious topic concerning some of the books that we love and why people would want those books banned. Bring your ears and contemplate with us this interesting phenomenon called Banning Books. We will discuss what makes a book “banned” in the United States, cover the Top 10 Banned books of 2019, and see what makes a book banned in other parts of the world. Email us at [email protected] with your questions and comments on this important topic and stop by the library to see our Banned Book Display! Banned Book week is September 27th through October 3rd; read a banned book with us!

https://geediting.com/forbidden-books-2019-map/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_banned_by_governments

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=d807211fd74b4c659ba5f82b228ef0ac

https://people.howstuffworks.com/book-banning.htm

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10