Missouri Western State University will hold its 17th annual Reading of Challenged and Banned Books at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 in Spratt Hall, Enright Community Rooms, 214-216. The event recognizes the American Library Association’s Banned Book Week. The event is free and open to the public.
Missouri Western students and faculty as well as members of the St. Joseph community will hold a reading of books that have been either banned or challenged in U.S. schools in recent years. Refreshments will be served following the reading.
The annual event is sponsored by Missouri Western’s Department of English, Foreign Languages and Journalism, the Department of Education, the Missouri Western State University Library, Prairie Lands Writing Project and the Student Affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English. For more information, contact Dr. Michael Cadden, 816-271-4576; Dr. Michael Smith, 816-271-4514; or Julia Schneider, 816-271-4369.
Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.
Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association.