Native American Heritage Month
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Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month highlighting Native American authors who have given us a glimpse of their history and culture. The writings of these authors chronicles the heritage and struggles as well as finding their place in today’s world. If you are interested learning more, here is a list that spotlights Native American writers…

Series Spotlight: Amulet
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Series Spotlight: Amulet

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the series Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi. Kazuhiro “Kazu” Kibuishi is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for his comic anthology series…

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week

September 18th-25th is dedicated to fighting censorship and supporting intellectual freedom. Since its beginning in 1982, the American Library Association (ALA) has collected data on cases wherein books are challenged to be removed from public spaces. Book banning attempts remain prevalent today with the most cases reported in 2021 since 2002. Below ALA has compiled…

Banned Books Week
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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read which begin in 1982.  it is normally observed during the last week of September, and focuses on the value of free and open access to information. Listed below are some of the books that have been challenged in the past across the country….