Last Wednesday, December 3, a small group of faculty from across the college met to discuss our first book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. This 1999 coming-of-age novel has been widely acclaimed and also widely challenged and banned for its truthful depiction of some of the universal challenges of adolescence.
The Banned Books book club will meet again in late February to discuss The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. Everyone in the City Tech community is welcome to participate! Stay tuned for details about when and where we will meet. The City Tech library, all CUNY libraries, and all NYC public libraries own copies of this book that you can borrow. If you have questions about getting The Bluest Eye from City Tech or another library, visit us and ask any librarian. Hope to read banned and challenged books with you in 2026!