September 28th's Banned Books Read-Out was a huge success. Several people from around campus read passages from their favorite "banned books". An interesting discussion about the Constitutional ramifications of banning books ensued as participants enjoyed lunch-time snacks and drinks.Banned books are defined as books that have been banned and/or challenged, sometimes through court action, by individuals and/or groups who want them removed from library shelves or from reading lists. Books that have been on a banned books list at one time or another include such classics as:
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- The Scarlet Letter
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Isabel Allende’s House of the Spirits
- Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
For more information on BBW and a list of frequently challenged books, please visit the ALA web site.
