Reading Banned Books @ ALPL

  Here’s our I Read Banned Books @ Avon Lake Public Library t-shirt modeled by library Technical Services Processor Cheryl Harmon. Cheryl is a big fan of Where’s Waldo, a picture book by Martin Hanford. Cheryl says looking for Waldo on each page of the book will keep her granddaughter amused for hours. The book was challenged at one library system because “on some of the pages there are dirty things,” and from a school library because there is a tiny drawing of a woman lying on the beach without a bikini top.

These shirts are not for sale at this time, but you can win one by entering our contest before Oct. 6.  Just let us know the title of your favorite banned or challenged book, your name and phone number - either here at the library or by emailing us at refdeskATavonlake.lib.oh.us. 2o adult-sized t-shirts and 5 child-sized t-shirts will be awarded.  Be sure to be among the Avon Lake library fashionistas!

By the way, we’d love to hear from you in the comment section here about your favorite banned book, but we don’t suggest you leave your phone number.