Gordon M. Cook Woodbridge Campus Library

Banned Books Week 2012 marks the 30^th anniversary of celebrating our freedom to read.  The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees this freedom.  The books inside the library display were actually challenged by individuals who sought to remove these titles from schools or libraries.  The challenges were an attempt to restrict access to this material by others.  Within the display, you can read about each of these challenged or banned titles.  Each “banned book” is contained within a paper bag for discrete checkout.  Don’t worry, we won’t tell! 

Feel free to contact your friendly library staff member with any questions.  

The Democratic and Republican National Conventions are upon us!  Stop by the Library and take a look at some of the titles that examine the political process during the convention stage and beyond.  As always, if you are looking for something specific, please speak with a friendly librarian!

The Summer Olympics are upon us!  Check out the Cook Library’s Olympics display and take a title home with you today.  Several titles covering the history and pageantry as well as the triumph and tragedy of Olympic Games past are available.  As always, if you are looking for something that is not available in the display, please ask a friendly librarian for help.  Game on!

The Cook Library recently highlighted the social networking collection.  Several exciting new titles were included in the display.  We hope you found a title of interest to you!  If you have not already done so, be sure to connect with the NOVA libraries on Facebook and Twitter.