Entrants in our 2015 Banned Books Week Photo Contest posed with their favorite banned books to show their support for the freedom to read.

1. 2015 Banned Books Photo Contest Entrees

2. 2015 Banned Books Photo Contest Winner
“Kelly Urman in the Chamber of Knowledge” by Kelly Urman of the Pima County Public Library,
Woods Memorial Branch

3. Alanna Graves
"I loved banned comics!"
I am a teen librarian at Cape May County Library, NJ; and I just graduated
with my MLS this past May from University of Illinois.

4. Alexandra Eberle
Library Director of the Brooke County Public Library and Follansbee Branch in
Wellsburg WV
50 Shades of Grey Trilogy
“What other’s don’t know won’t hurt! Thankful for Lunch Breaks!”

5. Amanda Graham
I teach at Mullins High School
I house and maintain a Classroom Library consisting of 700 books that I have
personally acquired for use by my students. And my childhood/ community
library is the Marian Wright Edelman Public Library of Marlboro County.
"Just try and stop me."

6. Ami Stearns
I do not work at a library but I am faculty in the criminal justice department at
the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
That book by Nabokov
Cheers and thanks for all you do!

7. Avery Rhodes
I wanted to include this photo of my son, Avery Rhodes, reading his
favorite banned book, BONE, by Jeff Smith

8. Azalea Ebbay
Multnomah County Library
Junior Rules!!

9. Beth McIntyre
Piedmont Regional Library System
Junior is upbeat and engaging. Adorable, really.

10. Beth Schuck
College of Southern Nevada Library
Enjoy reading Banned Books!

11. Breanne Kirsch
University of South Carolina Upstate Library
Banned Books are Some of My Favorites

12. Cate Carlyle
I work in the Curriculum Resource Centre at Mount Saint Vincent University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada.
“Penguin Love”, for the book “And Tango Makes Three” which is a favourite of
mine.

13. Chase Ollis
American Library Association
“Freedom to Escape the Inescapable”

14. Chelsey Postal
SAGE
eLearning Department

15. Christina Golm
Newaygo Area District Library
Sojourning with Angels (big secret)

16. Christine Pyles
Branch Manager at Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
All This Happened, More or Less

17. Clem Guthro and Rachel Guthro
Here is a father and daughter banned book pic!
Clem Guthro, Director of the Colby College Libraries & Rachel Guthro, Project Assistant, Colby
College Libraries
Harry Potter - A family affair

18. Crissy Hensley
Alachua County Library District - Tower Road Branch (Gainesville, FL)
Penguins Love a Challenge!

19. Dana Still
Hastings Public Library, Library Assistant

20. Dr. Robert P. Holley & Martha J. Spear
Professor Emeritus, School of Library and Information Science
Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
Library Media Specialist, Berkley High School (Berkley, MI)
"The couple that reads banned books together, stays together!"

21. Elsa Ouvrard-Prettol
My library is the Natomas Charter School library and media center
"Equality on my mind"

22. Emily Grace Le May
Mt. Pleasant Library, Providence Community Library
Emily Grace and the Secret Society of Banned Book Readers

23. Emily King
Digital Services Librarian at the College of Southern Nevada
Don't Hide Hogwarts! Celebrate your freedom to read.

24. Erika Isaly
SAGE
The allegory of Animal Farm can be applied to any social construct and its
lessons are timeless.

25. Eti Berland
Saul Silber Memorial Library
In Defense of Drama!

26. Eva Quintana
Librarian, Surrey Libraries (British Columbia, Canada)
"Big Brother is Watching You"

27. Gary Moore
Randall Library, UNC Wilmington
In search of the missing link…

28. Genevieve Haas
PR & Public Affairs Director
SAGE

29. Jacinda Ramsey
Pryor Public Library
A hideout and a banned book. Perfect lunch break.

30. Jamie Segno
Alvin Sherman Library, Research & Information Technology Center
Nova Southeastern University
“The Magic of Reading”

31. Jeannette Davies
Presentation College Director of Library Services
MLIS/Alum University of North Texas
Banned Books should not be mocked.

32. Joanna M Breen
Belmont Public Library
Windows open…

33. Jordan Moore
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
“My Ring of Keys.”

34. Julie Hankinson
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

35. Justin Hofstetter
I am the librarian at Biblioteca de los Aztecas, the school library at Alta
Vista Charter Middle School.
My photo is titled, "Quick! Before They Release You!"

36. Kacy Helwick
New Orleans Public Library
Bridge to Terabithia: Making You Cry Isn’t a Bannable Offense

37. Keri Cascio
American Library Association
Freedom to read obnoxious comics!

38. Kristin Whitehair
Louisiana State University (attended library school)
A wallflower with a wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

39. Lanora Melillo
Scotch Plains Public Library
For the love of penguins

40. Lauren Futch
I work part-time as a Library Assistant at Tallahassee Community College.
I'm also in library school at Florida State - I graduate next summer!
"Color Your World with a Good Book."

41. Leighann Wood
American Library Association
"FREADOM TO BE A PHONY"

42. Linda Kobashigawa
Fresno County Public Library
The Absolutely True Controversy Surrounding this Book is Ridiculous!

43. Lindsay Slater
University of Michigan
Lindsay Reads The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

44. Martha Boksenbaum
Chelsea Public Library
"You're just jealous I have a copy."

45. Mary Wallace Moore
Smyrna Public Library, Smyrna, GA
Difficult Stories to Tell Must Also Be Heard

46. Meredith Hill
Creekside Elementary School Media Center
Promoting Freedom to Read even for the youngest of us!

47. Michael Rodriguez
Hodges University Library
Yell Fire!
The Clockwork Orange

48. Miranda Doyle
Lake Oswego School District, Teacher-Librarian
Our students read this frequently challenged book to learn about the
world around them.

49. Paula Laurita
Athens-Limestone Public Library
Librarians and superheroes, working together to protect the First Amendment.
Jane Yolen’s “The Devil’s Arithmetic”, which Mrs. Laurita defended from a parental
challenge.

50. Richard Paul Cortina
The wonderful Dr. B. L. Perry Library in Tallahassee, Florida
Read a Banned Book. Feed Your Mind.

51. Rita Foran
Richard T. Stank Middle School
​"Psssst...wanna read a banned book?"

52. Robin Shader
Northwest Regional Library System (Florida)
Captain Underpants is hilarious!

53. Sarah Lynch
I work as a Library Media Specialist for West Hartford Public Schools.
Accio Harry Potter! I love my banned books!

54. Scott Roberts
Sorry I don't work at a library, but I couldn't resist sending in a photo anyway.
It's so weird to see Raina Telgemeier in the list of challenged books. She's a
friend of mine, and I know that anyone who seriously challenges DRAMA
didn't read it the way she wrote it!
Here I am being shocked at a classic, the long challenged HUCKLEBERRY FINN.

55. Shannon Schane
Everest University Brandon Campus
Who could ever ban my fuzzy little friend!

56. Shay Ramsey
Queens College GSLIS
"Still Scary After All These Years"

57. Stephanie Beverage
I work at the Huntington Beach Public Library in Huntington Beach,
California.
Hanging out with Harry in my office

58. College of Southern Nevada Library Group Photo
College of Southern Nevada Library in Las Vegas, NV

59. Stephanie Espinoza
College of Southern Nevada Library in Las Vegas, NV
“Don’t Listen to the Haters—Read for Yourself”

60. Sue Fischer
Former librarian at Leon County Public Library Tallahassee, Florida
'IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL TO SNEAK A CHALLENGED BOOK'

61. Susan Polos
Librarian, Mt. Kisco Elementary School, Bedford Central School District,
NY
Lovingly Read by Students but Challenged by Parents...Alice!

62. Tiffany Medina
SAGE
A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books and deserves the
opportunity to be read widely!

63. Tom Malinowski
Boise Public Library
The Best Sagas are the Controversial Ones

64. TeachingBooks.net Group Photo
This photo shows all of the staff at TeachingBooks.net with their favorite
banned book.
“The TeachingBooks.net staff stands behind Banned Books."

65. Wendy Stephens
Cullman High School
What's Really Psycho? Banning Books!