Banned Book Club

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Where
Room C
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1st Wednesday of the Month
DeForest Area Public Library
12:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.

Celebrate your freedom to read by joining us for thoughtful discussions about challenged and banned books in a safe and compassionate environment. 

We will explore a variety of books that have been cited by the American Library Association (ALA) as being frequently challenged. Though some of the books may have been written for younger readers, the Banned Book Club is intended for adults.

Copies of the books to be discussed will be available for checkout at the library. The Banned Book Club has two meeting times to accommodate schedules: 12:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on the 1st Wednesday of every month. Both discussions will feature the same book each month.

To learn more about censorship and the ALA’s Most Challenged Books lists, please visit https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks. You can also read the ALA’s Freedom to Read Statement at https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/freedomreadstatement

Event Audience
Adults
December 4

Looking for Alaska

John Green

 
January 8
February 5
March 5

Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison

 
April 2
June 4

A Wrinkle in Time

Madeleine L’Engle

 
July 2

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

 
August 6

A Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

 
September 3

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut

 
October 1

Ender’s Game

Orson Scott Card

 
November 5
December 3

How to be an Antiracist

Ibram X. Kendi