NEWPORT NEWS, Va — The Newport News Public Library is calling all adults to join the Banned Books challenge, which encourages those to read books that have been challenged or banned throughout the years.
In addition to this call of action, adults are also being encouraged to log each banned book that they read to earn badges.
Early registration is now open and the challenge will officially begin from September 1 to September 30.
Those who complete 600 minutes of reading and at least one book from the Beanstack list will receive a completion prize by visiting the Virgil I. Grissom, Main Street, or Pearl Bailey branch.
The list of books includes:
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
- The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
- Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
- July's People by Nadine Gordimer
- My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
All participants that complete the challenge will be given a secret phrase to tell library staff from Beanstack.
Completion prizes may be picked between October 3 to October 17.
For more information check out Beanstack: Reading Challenges and Personalized Recommendations.
