Books for All Updates & Toolkit
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New! Teen Banned Book Club NYC Edition: 'The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School'
Our latest Teen Banned Book Club pick, The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes, is available now for NYPL library cardholders to read for free! Learn more and download NYPL’s free e-reader app SimplyE to get started.
Just Announced! Teen Writing Contest Winners
For our National Teen Writing Contest, we asked teens across the country to tell us why the freedom to read is important to them. Nearly 500 teens from 36 states wrote in with their ideas. Now, we’re thrilled to announce our contest winners and the grand prize–winning essay, available to read on Teen Vogue!
Watch Now! Banned Book Club Events
Check out discussions with the bestselling authors of our previous Teen Banned Book Club titles, Stacey Lee (The Downstairs Girl), Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (All American Boys) and Mark Oshiro (Each of Us a Desert). Plus, download our discussion guides to help start your own conversations about the books!
#UniteAgainstBookBans: Make Your Voice Heard
Share your support for the right to read freely on social media and email.
Books for All
Stand with The New York Public Library all year long to protect the freedom to read! Discover all the Library has to offer, including our Teen Banned Book Club, unlimited access to book club titles on NYPL’s SimplyE app, plus free programs and events, a free toolkit for you and your community, ways to get involved, and more for all ages.