Freedom to Read donates banned books to TriVersity’s burgeoning library
Milford. As conservatives have in recent months been calling for the removal of school library books dealing with race, gender, and sexuality, TriVersity has been stocking its shelves.
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| 06 Apr 2022 | 08:34
Amanda Pauley, Wendy Stuart Kaplan, and Deborah Longo (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
Wendy Stuart Kaplan and Rob Galvin (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris)
Left to right: Amanda Pauley, Wendy Stuart Kaplan, Deborah Longo, Bill King, Ellsworth and Sherrie Van Houten (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris
Psst! Would you like to take a peek inside some banned books?
They’re available at the library at TriVersity-The Pride Center in Milford. As conservatives across the country — and at Delaware Valley Central School — have in recent months been calling for the removal of school library books dealing with race, gender, and sexuality, TriVersity has been stocking its shelves.
A recent Delaware Valley Curriculum Committee meeting was all about how to fill out the school district’s new curriculum complaint form, to register complaints about books and subjects being taught in the school district.
“The library is open to all,” said Debra Longo said during TriVersity’s April 2 open house. “We accept books and we loan books. We are building the banned books section of our library.”
Longo invites anyone to visit. You do not have to be a TriVersity member to check out books. She also accepts book donations.
Amanda Pauley and Pam Sottolano, who did not attend the open house, gifted the following books:
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
Lilly & Dunkin by Donna Gephart
October Morning by Leslea Newman
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Later, Rob Galvin arrived with three more to add:
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison (two copies)
Bill King stopped by with a pizza for everyone.
Two Delaware Valley students came to participate in Longo’s program for children.
TriVersity holds its open house on the first Saturday of every month. The next will be held on May 7. To visit the library before then, call Longo at 570-856-2858 to schedule an appointment.
“The library is open to all. We accept books and we loan books. We are building the banned books section of our library.” Debra Longo
