October 28, 2025

Juvenile Books • Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the 2nd floor, outside the IRC, or in their regular location.

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October 27, 2025

Juvenile Books • Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the 2nd floor, outside the IRC, or in their regular location.

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October 23, 2025

Juvenile Books • Picture Books

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the 2nd floor, outside the IRC, or in their regular location.

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October 20, 2025

Juvenile Books • Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the 2nd floor, outside the IRC, or in their regular location.

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October 16, 2025

Juvenile Books • Non Ficton

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the 2nd floor, outside the IRC, or in their regular location.


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Juvenile Books • YA Fiction

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the 2nd floor, outside the IRC, or in their regular location.

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October 11, 2025

Banned Books Week 2025 • Book Ban Data


Resources & Information

The Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles data on book challenges from reports 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 2024 data compiled by ALA represents only a snapshot of book censorship throughout the year (ALA, 2024 Book Ban Data).
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October 10, 2025

Banned Books Week 2025 • Display

“Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” 
Established in 1982, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to read.  Banned Books Week is October 5 – 11, 2025.

It's not too late. Visit our Banned Books Week display.
Learn more about banned and challenged books by exploring Archer Library's Banned Books Week display located on the main floor. Help yourself to a Banned Books Week sticker, bookmark, information sheet, puzzle, or coloring page.

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October 9, 2025

Banned Books Week 2025 • 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 2024. 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.

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October 8, 2025

Banned Books Week 2025 • By the Numbers


Censorship by the Numbers
The who, what, where, and why of censorship. 

"Censorship Is So 1984 -- Read for Your Rights! With the escalation in attempts to ban books in libraries, schools, and bookstores around the country, George Orwell’s cautionary tale 1984 serves a prescient warning about the dangers of censorship. This year’s Banned Books Week theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights" (ALA, Banned Books Week 2025)

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October 7, 2025

Banned Books Week 20025 • Top 10 List


Top 10 Most Challenged Books 
"The American Library Association documented 821 attempts to censor materials and services at libraries, schools, and universities in 2024. The most common reasons for challenges were false claims of illegal obscenity for minors; inclusion of LGBTQIA+ characters or themes; and dealing with topics of race, racism, inclusivity, equity, and social justice. Of the 2,452 unique titles that were challenged or banned in 2024, here are the top 10 most frequently targeted" (ALA, Banned Books Week 2025).
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October 6, 2025

Banned Books Week 2025 • Top 10

 Top 10 Challenged Books of 2024 

"Since 2021, ALA has tracked a sharp spike in censorship attempts in libraries. In 2024, ALA recorded the third highest number of book challenges since tracking began in 1990: ALA documented 821 attempts to censor library books and other materials in 2024 across all library types, a decrease from 2023, when a record high 1,247 attempts were reported. ALA recorded attempts to remove 2,452 unique titles in 2024, which significantly exceeds the average of 273 unique titles that were challenged annually during 2001–2020." (ALA, Top 10 Most Challenged Books). 

The ten most challenged titles, along with reasons cited for censoring the books, are featured in this video. Click here to view the video on the IRC's Kaltura site. 

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October 5, 2025

Banned Books Week 2025


 “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” 
Established in 1982, Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to read. 

Learn more about banned and challenged books by exploring Archer Library's Banned Books Week display located on the main floor. Help yourself to a Banned Books Week sticker, bookmark, information sheet, puzzle, or coloring page. Resources are also available on the Banned Books Week library guide.
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October 2, 2025

FYS 2025 • Activity Ticket Winners


Winners Announced!

Archer Library, the Instructional Resource Center, and the Writing and Communications Center successfully completed our joint First Year Seminar (FYS) Activity Ticket event on September 30! 

FYS Activity Tickets were given to all students attending Library and WCC orientation sessions with their FYS class. Students visited the remaining four areas in the library, IRC, and WCC by September 30, having their tickets punched after visiting each area in the library and being introduced to their unique offerings. 

Thank you to the FYS 2025 students and instructors for their participation in this experiential learning event! We've accepted all of the fully punched tickets and are happy to announce activity winners.  

Library winner: Riley Wood     
IRC Winner: Madison Kemp 
WCC Winner: Makenzie Nowell    

Stop at the circulation/information desk on the main floor of Archer Library to claim your prize.
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October 1, 2025

Juvenile Books • Graphic Novels

The following books have been added to the juvenile circulating collection. You will find them shelved in the new books display on the 2nd floor, outside the IRC, or in their regular location.


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New Books • General Collection

The following titles have been added to the library's circulating collection. You will find these titles displayed with new books on the main floor, or in their regular location in Archer Library.

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