THANK YOU for joining us in our celebration of National Library Week 2022!

As the week draws to a close let’s reflect on the importance of the Freedom of Information and the fact that books are still being challenged. Here is a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2021. The Memorial Library owns most of these and if we don’t, we provide Interlibrary Loan for FREE so you can read ALL the challenged and banned books your heart desires.

1. Gender Queer
2. Lawn Boy
3. All Boys Aren’t Blue
4. Out of Darkness
5. The Hate U Give
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
7. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
8. The Bluest Eye
9. This Book is Gay
10. Beyond Magenta

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𝓠. Why take action for Libraries?
𝓐. Because Libraries take action for you!

𝔻𝕚𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨: The American Library Association tracks challenges to books across our country and compiles a list each year of the Most Challenged titles.

Check out the “Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020” …
𝕎𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙: https://youtu.be/8DbrJiaYFbM
ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕕: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10#2020

Remember:
BOOKS UNITE US
CENSORSHIP DIVIDES US

Take action for the libraries in your life! Libraries do the same for you!!!

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