Banned Book Week Book Club: Censorship is So 1984—Read for Your Rights

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Date(s):

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Time:

4 p.m.

Location:

Vermont Square Branch Library

Type:

In Person

Audience:

Teens

Category:

Book Clubs

Series:

Banned Books Week

Language:

English

Description:

Teens come celebrate Banned Book Week by reading 1984 or Animal Farm by Gorge Orwell. The theme of Banned Book Week 2025 is "Censorship is So 1984-Read for Your Rights." Learn why Banned Book Week is held every year. Copies available at the reference desk. Also available as an eBook via hoopla and/or OverDrive.

Or Read one of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024:

  1. All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
  2. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
  3. (tie) The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
  4. (tie) The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
  5. Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
  6. (tie) Looking for Alaska by John Green
  7. (tie) Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
  8. (tie) Crank by Ellen Hopkins
  9. (tie) Sold by Patricia McCormick
  10. Flamer by Mike Curato

 

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.

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