Carleton University Library celebrates Freedom to Read Week with readings from challenged and banned books. Join us on Monday February 23 at 12 noon on the main floor of MacOdrum Library.

Readings include:

President Roseann O’Reilly Runte - three short excerpts from Voltaire.

John Osborne, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - The satanic verses (1988) by Salman Rushdie.

Lisa Hughes, Research / Academic Labour Relations Officer, Human Resources – The bell jar (1963) by Sylvia Plath

Laura Newton-Miller, Assessment librarian - Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret (1970) by Judy Blume

André Plourde, Dean, Faculty of Public Affairs - The apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1959) by Mordecai Richler

Folarin Odunayo, President, Carleton University Students’ Association – Of mice and men (1937) by John Steinbeck.

Wayne Jones, University Librarian (Interim) – When everything feels like the movies (2014) by Raziel Reid.

Pauline Rankin, Associate Vice-President, Research and International - Heather has two mommies (1989) by Leslea Newman

Scott Turner, Library Subject Specialist for Communication and Journalism – The jungle (1906) by Upton Sinclair.

Sandra Dyck, Director, Carleton University Art Gallery – The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian (2007) by Sherman Alexie.

Event MC is Maria McClintok, Dept. of University Communications

Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to reflect upon and celebrate intellectual freedom guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

From February 9 to 28, the Library will also feature an exhibit of banned and challenged books, focusing mainly on the Canadian experience. The books displayed represent a wide range of adult, young adult and children's literature.