Freedom to Read Book Discussion: Looking for Alaska

Join us for a book discussion of Looking for Alaska by John Green on Thursday, October 16 at 6:00 pm. Please register below; the first 10 people to register will receive a free copy of the book. Contact the Circulation Desk if you would like to borrow a copy through InterLibrary Loan: 542-5075, extension 2.

Published in 2005, Looking for Alaska is a NYT Bestseller, a USA Today Bestseller, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist, and winner of the Michael L. Printz Award, awarded to books that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It has appeared on the ALA’s list of Top 10 Most Challenged Books six times including 2024, and was the #1 most challenged book of 2015. Twenty years after its publication, it is one of the most often challenged books in the United States.

More about the book: Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words—and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the “Great Perhaps.” Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young, who will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps. Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another. A modern classic, this stunning debut marked #1 bestselling author John Green’s arrival as a groundbreaking new voice in contemporary fiction.

Banned Book Week exists to educate about book banning and to advocate against censorship. It was created by the American Library Association in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of book challenges in libraries, schools, and bookstores. This year’s Banned Book week is October 5 -11. Learn more about Banned Book Week here.