IRC Hours Update • Extended Tuesday Hours

IRC Hours Update • Fall 2024

We're excited to announce extended hours for our Tuesday schedule. These additional hours began on Tuesday October 29th and will continue throughout the tall term.

• Monday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Tuesday:  8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday & Thursday:  8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Friday:  9 a.m. to Noon
• Saturday & Sunday: Closed

The IRC is closed daily from 1 - 2 p.m. for lunch. IRC hours are posted on our website and a complete listing of  IRC hours updates is available on the main library hours calendar. Please note that IRC hours are subject to change.

Juvenile Books • Picture Books

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• My book and me
  PZ7.P22115 My 2024  
• Sometimes I am hot lava 
  PZ7.1.S4745 So 2024  
• Heatwave
  PZ7.1.R4276 He 2024  
• Emma's awesome summer camp adventure
  PZ7.1.W4178 Em 2024  
• How do dinosaurs say trick or treat?
  PZ8.3.Y76 Hqd 2024  
• Thank you
  PZ7.J2962 Th 2024  
• The Yellow Bus
  PZ7.L8555 Ye 2024  
• Walking Trees 
  PZ7.G2375 Wa 2024 
  
  

Juvenile Books • Picture Books

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• Twelfth Night
  PZ7.1.E4415 Tw 2024 
• The crayons give thanks
  PZ7.D3388 Ct 2024  
• The first week of school
  PZ7.1.B4349 Fi 2024  
• Monster hands
  PZ7.1.K24 Mo 2024  
• Rebecca's prayer for President Lincoln
  PZ7.Y78 Re 2024  
• Under the table
  PZ7.A2688 Und 2024  
• Angélica and la güira
  PZ7.1.C79324 An 2024  
• A boy, his dog, and the sea
  PZ7.B81984 Bo 2024  
• My Olive Tree
  PZ7.1.E39 My 2024  
  
  

Juvenile Books • Picture Books

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• Little Shrew
  PZ7.M682 Lit 2024  
• The dictionary story
  PZ7.J3643 Di 2024
• Two birds... and a moose 
  PZ7.P915 Tw 2024  
• There was a shadow
  PZ7.1.H36365 Th 2024
• Loose threads  
  PZ7.I8384 Co 2024
• Barnaby unboxed!
  PZ7.F36 Bar 2024  
• A star shines through
  PZ7.1.D4775 St 2024 
• Gray
  PZ7.1.D58 Gr 2024  
• All at once upon a time
  PZ7.R5887 All 2024  
  
  

Juvenile Books • YA Fiction

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• The color of a lie
  PZ7.1.J623 Co 2024  
• One big open sky
  PZ7.5.C56 On 2024 

Juvenile Books • Graphic Novels

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• The egg incident
  PZ7.7.H3619 Eg 2023 
• Pearl
  PN6728.P438 S64 2024
• Houses with a story : a dragon's den, a ghostly mansion, a library of lost books, and 30 more amazing places to explore
  NC991.5.Y68 A4 2023 
  
  
  

Juvenile Books • Fiction

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• The one and only family
  PZ7.A6483 One 2024  
  
• When we flew away : a novel of Anne Frank, before the diary
  PZ7.H67445 Wh 2024  
• Tig
  PS8637.M5623 T54 2024
• Gooseberry
  PZ7.1.G65248 Go 2024  
• Not Nothing
  PZ7.F75876 No 2024  
• Puppet
  PZ7.A448 Pup 2024  
• And then, boom!
  PZ7.5.F57 An 2024  
• The strange wonders of roots
  PZ7.1.G7526 St 2024  
• Runaway robot
  PZ7.C82963 Run 2020

Juvenile Books • Non Fiction

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• Are You Small?
  BF299.S5 W56 2023 
• Windsongs : poems about weather
  QC981.3 .F56 2024  
• I see color : an affirmation and celebration of our diverse world 
  HM1271 .B65 2024  
• A treasure of measures
  QA465 .D755 2024  
• Juneteenth
  E185.93.T4 C56 2024  
• Indigenous People's Day
  GT4995.I53 B64 2024
• Mountain of fire : the eruption and survivors of Mount St. Helens 
  QE523.S23 B37 2024  
• Your vote matters : how we elect the US president
  JK528 .K38 2024  
• Dear younger me : what 35 trailblazing women wish they'd known as girls 
  HD6054 .B69 2024  
• Censorship : what is it and how does it impact society?
  Z658.U5 M67 2024  
• Machines through the ages : from furnacaes to factories 
  TJ147 .W665 2024  

Juvenile Books • Biography

The following books have been added to the main juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the second floor, outside of the IRC, or in their regular location.

• Inventors by mistake
  T48 .P49 2024  
• Food inventors
  TP369.5 .P45 2024  
• A crown of stories : the life and language of beloved writer Toni Morrison
  PS3563.O8749 Z948 2024  
• And yet you shine : the Kohinoor diamond, colonization, and resistance
  NK7663 .K36 2024  

Author Visit: Mindy McGinnis

Join Us!

Have you registered for this event yet? There's still time, but spaces are limited.

Author Mindy McGinnis
Award winning author Mindy McGinnis will share the environmental research behind her post-apocalyptic YA novel, Not a Drop to Drink, a Choose to Read Ohio title. Mindy McGinnis is the author of multiple novels that span many genres. From historical to fantasy, contemporary to gothic thriller, you can always count on Mindy's books to deliver grit, truth, and an unflinching look at humanity and the world around us. 

Event Details
When:  October 10, 2024 from 5 - 6 p.m.
Where: Archer Library Lecture Hall (Library Ground Floor)
Library Event Calendar:  Download a flyer from our calendar

Event Registration
Seating is limited and registration is requested. Visit the Ashland Public Library's Event Registration page for more information. Registration for this event will close on October 10, 2024 @ 5:00pm.

Banned Books Week 2024

 Banned & Challenged Books

"ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States" (ALA, Banned & Challenged Books). Learn more on ALA's Banned & Challenged Books website.

BBW 2024 • Book Ban Data

Book Ban Data

ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles yearly information related to book challenges and bans. Data from 2023 reveals:  

"The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by the American Library Association (ALA). The new numbers released today show efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles* in schools and libraries. This tops the previous high from 2022, when 2,571 unique titles were targeted for censorship" (ALA Report, 2024). 

Learn more about documented bans and challenges on ALA's Book Ban Data website.

Banned Books Week Library Guide

Banned Books Week Library Guide

Explore Archer Library's Banned Books Week library guide. Learn more about the differences between banned vs challenged books, resources available in library collections, Banned Book Week infographics, and additional details about the Top 10 Challenged Books in 2023. New titles are not the only ones being challenged, view the section on Challenged Classics for information on previously banned titles such as Of Mice and Men, The Call of the Wild, and Beloved.

Censorship by the Numbers • 2023

Censorship by the Numbers

"ALA compiles data on book challenges from reports filed with its Office for Intellectual Freedom by library professionals in the field and from news stories published throughout the United States. Because many book challenges are not reported to the ALA or covered by the press, the 2023 data compiled by ALA represents only a snapshot of book censorship throughout the year. A challenge to a book may be resolved in favor of retaining the book in the collection, or it can result in a book being restricted or withdrawn from the library" (ALA, Censorship by the Numbers).

A Closer Look • 2023 Top 10

2023 Top 10 Most Challenged Books

This video provides a closer look at the top 10 most challenged books and includes information about the reason for each challenge. Learn more about the Top 10 on ALA's Banned Books Week website.

Top 10 Most Challenged Books 2023

Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 

"Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Challenged Books based on reports from the field and media coverage" (ALA, Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023). Learn more about the number of reported challenges and the stated reasons for each challenged book on ALA's Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 web site.

Banned Books Week 2024

Banned Books Week

"Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community –- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types –- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular" (ALA, Banned Books Week, 2024).

History of Banned Books Week

"Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in libraries, bookstores, and schools. By focusing on efforts to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship" (ALA, Banned Books Week, 2024).

READ 210 Scavenger Hunt

Welcome Scavenger Hunters 

Are you working on your Foundations of Literacy scavenger hunt? We are here to help. Stop in the IRC for assistance locating resources on your activity worksheet. 

Where is the IRC? 

The Instructional Resource Center is located on the second floor of Archer Library. Look for the READ 210 Scavenger Hunt display on the whiteboard outside our door. 

When does it start? 

Today! The scavenger hunt activity begins Monday, September 16th. Be sure to review IRC hours on our website and IRC Hours & Updates (our hours are green) posted to the main library calendar prior to your visit.