Get Caught Reading a Banned Book
Get caught reading a banned book during Freedom to Read Week February 18-24. Join us at the library to take your mugshot.
Get caught reading a banned book during Freedom to Read Week February 18-24. Join us at the library to take your mugshot.
John will examine the various fronts in the war against words: efforts to excise uncomfortable paragraphs from P.G. Wodehouse or Agatha Christie, proscribing Huckleberry Finn and other books because of their language or narrative; campaigns by the religious right to keep books that explore LGBTQ relationships out of schools.
Join us for a community read-in where we will gather in one of Toronto’s best independent bookshops to read and discuss Poems for Palestine.
Join staff for an evening of banned book trivia, light refreshments and interesting conversation about why books are challenged.
With book banning in Alberta and Canada seemingly on the rise, it’s left many wondering what this means for writers, for readers, and for the community at large. What are the ways in which censorship affects and/or impedes the literary world, and what can we do to maintain the creative freedom to read and to write what we choose to?
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Canada’s Freedom To Read Week, you’re invited to come read aloud (for up to 5 minutes) from your favourite book, for adults, teens, or children, that has been banned or challenged in libraries or schools.
In celebration of Freedom to Read Week, join us for a reading marathon of books that have been challenged or banned.
Join us for a community read-in where we will gather in Fredericton’s Westminster Bookshop to read and discuss Poems for Palestine, a chapbook released by Publishers 4 Palestine containing 13 short poems written between mid-October and mid-December 2023.
Calling all trivia lovers! Celebrate Freedom To Read Week with this trivia night at The Cure. Put your knowledge of banned books and intellectual freedom to the test! Join as an individual or team.
Exchange ideas, participate in engaging discussions, and connect with JCC community members at our monthly Book Club.