The best way to fight book banning is to read banned books!

This October, in honor of Banned Books Week, you can download these great books, which will be available with no waits or checkout limits through October 31, on OverDrive and using the Libby app.

Banned and challenged books open your mind to new stories, perspectives, cultures, surroundings, and experiences. Perfect for inquisitive readers, they don’t shy away from the truth—in fact, they often get right to it, with humor, heart, wisdom, and suspense.

 

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
eBook | Audiobook

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
eBook | Audiobook

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts (Illust.)
eBook | Audiobook

Queer, 2nd Edition: The Ultimate LGBTQ Guide for Teens
by Kathy Belge and Marke Bieschke
eBook | Audiobook

Melissa by Alex Gino
eBook | Audiobook

Sold by Patricia McCormick
eBook | Audiobook

No, David! by David Shannon
eBook

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
eBook | Audiobook

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
eBook | Audiobook

A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
eBook | Audiobook

 

You can also borrow the print versions of these books, by using this link.

 

 

  

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