You may have heard that book bans are on the rise and school and public libraries are facing challenges to items in their collections. From Dr. Seuss to Shakespeare, Jodi Picoult to Angie Thomas, why are books and authors suddenly targets of increasing scrutiny and concern?

Join fellow yogi and retired school librarian, Melanie Miller, as we read and discuss banned  and challenged books once a month.

Here are links to a recent article about banned books: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-05-15/15-most-banned-books-2022-2023

And a summary of classroom and school library book bans for the 2022-23 school year: https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/

I can’t wait to read along with you!

Host

Melanie Miller

Cost

Free