It’s not just National Poetry Month, but this month contains National Library Week, which is this week! Ready, set, library!
Take a moment to appreciate the libraries in your lives, or check out something! Like in our New Arrivals section! Or our Red Rose Graphic Novel Collection!
To kick off the week, the American Library Association releases the most banned and challenged books from the past year. Below is the list and you can learn more here. Any hyperlinks take you to our Primo catalog, where you can find their availability.
- “Gender Queer,” by Maia Kobabe
- “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” by George M. Johnson
- “This Book is Gay,” by Juno Dawson
- “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky
- “Flamer,” by Mike Curato
- “The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison
- (TIE) “Tricks,” by Ellen Hopkins
- (TIE) “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl,” by Jesse Andrews
- “Let’s Talk About It,” by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
- “Sold,” by Patricia McCormick
National Right to Read Day was yesterday, but we missed that. Oops, and sorry! Have a good week!
image from the American Library Association
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