Banned Book Club

The book selection for Monday, February 10th 2025 is I Know why the Caged Bird Sings by Mayo Angelo (1969).

“I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou was challenged in 2007 (and other years) for sexual content. This is Angelou’s autobiography, written in prose that matches the rhythms and poignancy of her poetry. It gives context to her poems and tells a story about race, womanhood, sexual assault, and, ultimately, love and reading. It’s a classic for a reason, a memoir that is as much a pleasure to read as it is important.”

Please submit your discussion question during week of February 3rd.

This meeting will take place in the Community Room at the Moss Memorial Library.  Entrance will be via the door on the same side as The Friends of the Library Book Store.

FOR THOSE WANTING TO PERUSE SOME BANNED BOOK LISTS:
Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books: 2010-2019 complied by the American Library Association at ala.org
PEN America’s The 11 Most Banned Books of the 2022-2023 School Year at pen.org

The Banned Book Club stands up for intellectual rights by reading and discussing books that have been banned in libraries right here in the United States.  Anyone who cares about the freedom to exchange ideas is welcome to attend.  You may also be interested in visiting The Banned Book Club website to learn how to stand up and fight book bans and also how to get access to banned books in communities where they were banned.