Banned Books Week

Check out our display during

BANNED BOOKS WEEK,
Sept. 24, 2011 to Oct. 1, 2011

Banned and challenged classics

Top ten most frequently challenged books in 2010

Most frequently challenged authors by year

Come to a special meeting of our book discussion group on Monday, September 26, 2011, at 7 pm. We will discuss a banned book: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This discussion will be led by Joan Hedrick, a history professor at Trinity College. Prof. Hedrick received a Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for her biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Life.

New and Forthcoming Nonfiction Books

The following listings of NEW and FORTHCOMING nonfiction books have been recently updated:

Art and Photography









Lifestyles (Cooking, Health, ...)









Architecture, Decorating and Garden Design









Crafts, Needleworks and Fashion Design










Check out our READERS' CORNER to find out about our other new acquisitions.
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