Senior year often brings moments of inspiration and creativity. During
one of Josh Ho’s recent English 4 classes, his teacher, Dr. Pitts,
discussed banned books, and Josh saw an opportunity to bring
awareness to this topic through a book display in the school's library.
With the support of the librarians, Josh curated a collection of books
that he has read and have been banned by several organizations. His
fiction selections offer a range of topics and nonfiction includes social
justice. Josh has written a short description of each book and why it has
been banned by certain groups.
Josh had this to say regarding his stance on this topic: "I was in English class and heard that there was extra credit regarding Banned Book Week. I jumped at the opportunity and decided to create a banned book display with the help of the librarians. Censorship, especially in libraries, was always something that I found interesting. I definitely learned a lot while creating this display, specifically the differences between challenging versus banning a book."
This year’s theme for Banned Books Week, “Freed Between the Lines,”
is currently a focal point of the library this week.
Stop by to see Josh’s work on display.
If you would like to make a library display, please see one of the librarians. We would love to hear your ideas!