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Diversions at UMFK: Banned Books

Can't stand to stare at another journal article or textbook? You've come to the right page! This guide offers the newest fiction, non-fiction, movie, graphic novel, and audiobook titles available in the UMFK library. Browse, search, check us out

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Book banning is a current issue that has seen an uptick in the last couple of years, with many LGBTQ+ books like Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer as well as classics like Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird being banned and/or challenged in school and public libraries. These challenges and bans infringe on a person's right to choose what they read and restricts the resources available to students and readers of all ages. Most censorship in the past couple of years has targeted books with strong themes of race and sexual identity. 

 

Image of the bluest eye by Toni Morrison
Image of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Cover of the Handmaid's tale by Maraget Atwood
Cover of Lawn Boy by Johnathan Evison
Cover for Melissa's story [now Melissa] by Alex Gino
Cover of More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Cover of All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
Cover of The Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Cover of The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
Cover of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee