LibGuides: National Library Week, 2024: Banned Books Read-In

Join us for a banned books read-in all day, April 8, in the library's learning commons!

Choose a book from the display and read as long as you wish or check one out!

For more information about how to get involved in fighting censorship, go to the United Against Book Bans website.

Banned Books in Perkins Library

Here is a list of top challenged titles owned by this library.

Ace of spades, by Faridah Àbiké-Íyímídé		The handmaid's tale, by Margaret Atwood
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain		Harry Potter series, by J K Rowling‎
Americanah, by Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie		Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
And Tango makes three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell‎; illustrated by Henry Cole		Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Are you there, God? It's me, Margaret, by Judy Blume		Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Beloved, by Toni Morrison		Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
The black flamingo, by Dean Atta		Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Bless me, Ultima, by Rudolfo A Anaya		Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Blubber, by Judy Blume		Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
The bluest eye, by Toni Morrison		Harry Potter and the cursed child
Brave new world, by Aldous Huxley		Hear these voices: youth at the edge of the millenium, by Anthony Allison
Camp, by Lev AC Rosen		The Holy Bible
Captain Underpants series, by Dav Pilkey		The house of the spirits, by Isabel Allende
The adventures of Captain Underpants		The hunger games, by Suzanne Collins
Captain Underpants and the attack of the talking toilets		I am Jazz, written by Jessica Herthel‎ and Jazz Jennings‎; illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas‎
Captain Underpants and the invasion of the incredibly naughty cafeteria ladies from outer space (and the subsequent assault of the equally evil lunchroom zombie nerds)		In a dark, dark room : and other scary stories, written by Alvin Schwartz; illustrated by Dirk Zimmer
Captain Underpants and the perilous plot of Professor Poopypants : the fourth epic novel		The kite runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Captain Underpants and the wrath of the wicked Wedgie Woman : the fifth epic novel		The lightning thief, by Rick Riordan
The catcher in the rye, by J D Salinger		My sister's keeper, by Jodi Picoult
Christine, by Stephen King		Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America, by Barbara Ehrenreich
Clap when you land, by Elizabeth Acevedo		Of mice and men, by John Steinbeck
The color purple, by Alice Walker		Persepolis : the story of a childhood, by Marjane Satrapi
A court of mist and fury, by Sarah J Maas		The poet X, by Elizabeth Acevedo
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, by Mark Haddon		Punching the air, by Ibi Zoboi & Yusef Salaam
Daddy's roommate, by Michael Willhoite		Sissy: a coming-of-gender story, by Jacob Tobia
Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell‎		Th1rteen r3asons why, by Jay Asher
Fun home: a family tragicomic, by Alison Bechdel		To kill a mockingbird, by Harper Lee
The giver, by Lois Lowry		Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer

What else has been challenged?

The American Library Association publishes a top ten list of the most challenged books in the United States each year. Lists are available on this site for 2001-2023.

Want to read a banned book Perkins Library doesn't own?

Search the library's catalog with the Libraries Worldwide filter and request books via the Interlibrary Loan button.