Teen Banned Bookclub

For our November meeting, we will be discussing Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe. In 2021, when book banning efforts soared, Gender Queer became the most challenged book in the United States, according to the American Library Association and the free speech organization PEN. Soon after being removed from Fairfax County Public Schools, the book was banned in Brevard Public Schools, a district in Florida. A group of parents in New Jersey challenged the book and several others around the same time, calling them “perverse.” Wake County Public Libraries in North Carolina have pulled the book, saying its illustrations “do not align” with its book selection policy.

Ages 13-17. The Banned Book Club meets once a month on Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room on the second floor. Come to the Reader's Advisory desk for directions. Please contact cys@bellevillelibrary.ca for inquiries into this program.