Banned Books Week Success Stories

Thank you to WMCC students, faculty, staff, administrators and community members for participating in our Banned Books Week display and for the insightful discussions that followed.

The winner of the participation prize is: Tammy Vashaw! 

Banned Books?!

September 24-30, 2017, is National Banned Books Week, where libraries across the country raise awareness about titles that have been banned, or challenged, in U.S. schools and community libraries.

What are banned books?  According to the American Library Association (ALA):  "A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials."  

In an effort to raise censorship awareness, the WMCC Fortier Library is highlighting titles which have been under attack.  Visit our display to find out what books were "inappropriate" or "offensive," and why.  Is your favorite book on the list from the Library of Congress's Banned Books that Shaped America?

Stop by the library and have your mug shot taken with a dangerous book!

Images of Nature

Closing Early September 18, 2017

Good morning,
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Fortier Library will be closing today at 5pm. Students may go to Room 212 for computer use after 5pm. We apologize for the inconvenience.

What is a Brave New World?

Aldous Huxley wrote the cautionary, futuristic distopian novel Brave New World in 1931, but it is set in in the year AD 2540.

Already, in 2017, we are grappling with some of the same ethics issues in politics, religion and medicine that Huxley pondered 86 years ago.

Join the group and find out where fact meets fiction, on October 5, in the library.   Bring your lunch!

Celebrate the U.S. Constitution

September 17, 2017 is Constitution Day.  Learn more about it by checking out our Library display!

Fall Foliage

Cooler evening temperatures have arrived, and that means autumn is drawing near.

Folks come from all over the world to hike through New Hampshire's colorful fall foliage.  We're lucky we can play in the crisp fall leaves in our own back yard.

The Library has a variety of book on N.H. and New England hiking trails, hiking adventures, and other materials to inspire you to get out and play.

Stop in to see our display!