Banned Books Read-Out Invokes Critical Thinking

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Sept. 5, 2013)—SUNY Plattsburgh’s Feinberg Library will host the

second annual Banned Books Read Out from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, in the

Feinberg Library lobby.

The event features students, faculty and staff reading excerpts from selections of the top

100 banned/challenged books from 2000 to 2009.Titles include I Know Why The Caged

Bird Sings, Slaughterhouse-Five, Speak, Black Boy, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Kite Runnerand

In The Night Kitchen.

“The idea is to raise awareness of the many intellectual, political and social issues that are

seldom found in a public setting,” says Cerise Oberman, distinguished librarian at Feinberg

Library, “and to highlight their importance, especially in the college community.”

The reading is a “drop-in” event, allowing participants to either stay for the full two hours

or stop by for a reading or two.

Participants interested in reading a selection can contact Cerise Oberman at 518-564-5184

or cerise.oberman@plattsburgh.edu.