Sign up to read a banned or challenged book

By Cathy Michael, September 8, 2023

Celebrate Banned Book Week (Oct 1st to 7th) with Ithaca College Library

What do Dr. Seuss, Maya Angelou, and Stephen King have in common? They all wrote books that were banned or challenged.

You are invited to participate in a Banned Book Read Out on Tuesday, October 3rd from 6 to 7:30 pm in the Gannett Center’s Handwerker Gallery.

Sign up to read today! https://forms.office.com/r/sESJiZynXf

At the event, mention why you chose the piece and then read for up to 6 minutes. It can be international in scope and include journalistic pieces, non-fiction, or fiction books. You are even welcome to read in another language.

Salinger. Fitzgerald. Walker. Morrison. Orwell. Steinbeck. Ellison. Wright. Hemingway....

To choose a piece of media and to learn more about Banned Book Week, visit the library’s Banned and Censored Media page: https://libguides.ithaca.edu/bbw/start

This event is open to the whole Ithaca community with support from the Handwerker Gallery and Amnesty International - Ithaca chapter.

You can register in advance to attend in Engage (see form to read, above); it is not required.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Catherine Michael at cmichael@ithaca.edu or 607-274-1293. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.