Memorial Library

Category: Banned Books

  • BBW23: Lavar Burton Live on Facebook

    Join Levar Burton, Banned Books Week Honorary Chair, tonight, Oct 4th, at 8pm Live on Facebook @BannedBooksWeek in conversation with Youth Honorary Chair Da Taeveyon Daniels. #BannedBooksWeek#LetFreedomRead#sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

  • BBW23: Censorship by the Numbers

    Censorship By The Numbers: In 2022, the American Library Association tracked the highest number of attempted book bans since ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 years ago; 2,571 unique titles were challenged last year, up from 1,858 in 2021. Learn more at ala.org/bbooks #sunycortlandmemoriallibrary

  • BBW23: Top 13 Most Challenged Books

    Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022. October 1-7 is Banned Books Week. Help the Memorial Library promote awareness of the book banning and challenging that is happening today in the USA. Read a banned book, tell a friend, and support the freedom to read!

  • Banned Books Week October 1-7, 2023

    Banned Books Week October 1-7, 2023

  • Banned Books Week

    To Kill a Mockingbird . . . Harry Potter . . . Captain Underpants . . .Every year, there are hundreds of attempts to remove books from schools and libraries. Celebrate YOUR freedom to read and right to choose your book during Banned Books Week, September 18 to 24. Stop by the library to view…