Over a dozen faculty, staff and students participated in Penn State Scranton's Banned Book Read Out event, which took place in the campus library on Oct. 9, 2025. Participants read excerpts from their favorite banned books.
Reference and Instruction Librarian Kristin Green and Assistant Teaching Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences James Hart organized Penn State Scranton's 2025 Banned Book Read Out. They welcomed the crowd to the event, held in the campus library on Oct. 9.
Associate Professor of English Eva Tettenborn reads an excerpt from "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" during Penn State Scranton's 2025 Banned Books Read Out.
Penn State Scranton student Jo Torres reads from "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" during the 2025 Banned Books Read Out.
Penn State Scranton Library Services Associate Grant Loose reads from his selection, "Giovanni's Room", at the 2025 Banned Book Read Out at Penn State Scranton.
Penn State Scranton student Lizzie Erickson reads from the young adult novel, "Looking for Alaska" at the Penn State Scranton 2025 Banned Books Read Out.
Reference and Instruction Librarian Kristin Green, who helped organize Penn State Scranton's Banned Book Read Out, reads from her selection, "1984" at the event.
Penn State Scranton student Aleksey Wheeland reads an excerpt from "Six of Crows" at the Penn State Scranton Banned Books Read Out on Oct. 9.
Penn State Scranton student Lizzie Anolfo reads from a favorite book of hers, "Heartstopper, Vol. 5" at the 2025 Banned Book Read Out.
Penn State Scranton Research and Instruction Librarian reads an excerpt from her chosen banned book, "The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
Teaching Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences James Hart reads from the beloved children's classic "Goodnight Moon", during Penn State Scranton's Banned Book Read Out.
Penn State Scranton student Grant Olsen reads a macabre excerpt from his chosen banned book, "Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark", during the Penn State Scranton Banned Books Read Out.
Assistant Teaching Professor of History Paul Frisch gestures while reading from his selected banned book, "The Vagina Monologues" during the 2025 Banned Book Read Out held at Penn State Scranton.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Nicole Watkins reads from "The Secret Ingredient" at Penn State Scranton's 2025 Banned Book Read Out.
Assistant Teaching Professor of English Paul Perrone closed out the readings at Penn State Scranton's Banned Book Read Out with selections from author Kurt Vonnegut.