It’s Banned Books Week!

What are you reading? 

Banned Books Week, September 27 – October 3, 2015

Read Whatever You Want!

Banned Books Week – September 27 – October 3, 2015 

An annual celebration of the freedom to read

According to ALA (American Library Association), “more than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 … 311 challenges [were] reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom in 2014, and many more go unreported.”

10 Most Challenged Titles of 2014 

1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie (2008 BSC Campus Read selection)
2. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2009 BSC Campus Read selection)
3. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
4. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
5. It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie Harris
6. Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
7. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
9. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
10. Drama by Raina Telgemeier

For more info, visit ALA’s frequently challenged books, including its top ten most frequently challenged books lists since 2001.

Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association

Celebrate BSC’s New Buildings on September 22

You are invited!

Stop by and see the Library’s new digs on the ground floor of the Communications and Creative Arts Center during an open house celebration on Tuesday, September 22, from 4 to 7 p.m.

BSC is celebrating four projects: the new Communications and Creative Arts Center, Lloyd Ritchie Residence Hall, Gate City Bank Residence Hall (currently under construction), and the makeover of BSC’s Student Union.

Schedule

• 4-5:30 p.m. – Self-guided building tours; music by a BSC faculty/student combo outside Schafer Hall; grilled hot dogs on the Student Union patio
• 5:30 p.m. – Dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony, outdoor courtyard next to CACC [Rain location is the Library Commons]
• 6:15-7 p.m. – Self-guided building tours

For more details, click here.

NewsBank Special Reports on Access World News Database

Are you a news junkie? Want to dig deeper to gain better insight about current global issues and events? Check out NewsBank’s Special Reports on the Library’s Access World News database for articles, images, videos, maps, and other content grouped under specific topics and themes.

September 2015 Topics and Monthly Themes U.S. Presidential Campaign – 2016 9/11 Anniversary World Economics – Covering the Global Economic Markets Education Around the World Constitution Day – September 17 World Health – World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21 National Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15-October 15 Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events Terrorism and Conflict Natural Disasters Issues in the News World Environment World Politics and Government Check it out!