Ban This Book Club: The Diary of a Young Girl

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is banned in Florida and has been banned in several schools in the United States over the years - mostly in regard to passages that were considered “sexually offensive,” as well as for the tragic nature of the book, which some felt might be “depressing” for young readers. The diary has now been published in more than 70 different languages and is deemed one of the most powerful books of the 20th century, with more than 30 million copies sold in sixty countries.  

Join us as we discuss this as a work of literature as well as an object of censorship. 

Copies are available at the Circulation Desk. Registration is required.