Banned Books Week

What do The Catcher in the Rye, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Gone With the Wind, The Lord of the Flies, To Kill a Mockingbird and 1984 have in common? They are all books that have been challenged or banned over the years.

You might think that challenging books is a thing of the past, but hundreds of books in schools and libraries are challenged every year (including the Harry Potter series).

This week is the 25th observance of Banned Books Week. For more information, check out these two sites:

The American Library Association: Banned Books Week

Google Book Search: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read

Niagara University Library has many books that have been challenged or banned. You can locate them using the Library Catalog.

The September Monthly Book Spotlight

The September installment of the Monthly Book Spotlight has been added to the Library's web site. Reference Librarian Samantha Gust highlights the Library's Vincentian Collection.

Printing Tip

When printing a PDF, remember to click the Adobe Acrobat printer icon. If you use the File --> Print method, you will get a blank page!

Library Closing Time

Two students indicated that they felt Library staff was pressuring them to leave the Library a little before actual closing time during a recent evening. We apologize if that is the case. Our services should be available right until closing time.

New Chick Lit Books

Here are some of the chick lit books recently added to the Recreational Reading Collection:

*The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

*Girls' Night In edited by Lauren Henderson and
Girls' Night Out edited by Carole Matthews

*Jemima J. and Mr. Maybe by Jane Green

*The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes

*The "Shopaholic" series (4 books) by Sophie Kinsella

The Recreational Reading Collection is located on the first floor between the Circulation Desk and the Reference Collection. Books are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name.