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Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read.

The Periodic Table of Banned Books at Gonzaga University

Photo of 2025 Foley Library periodic table of banned books display

Gonzaga University's Foley Library will display the Periodical Table of Banned Books on the library's main floor during Banned Books Week 2025.  

Gonzaga University's Periodic Table of Banned Books was inspired by the  Springfield Technical Community College Periodic Table of Banned Books .  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  Gonzaga's version has been adapted to reflect Gonzaga University library collections.

Banned Book Element Tiles on the Periodic Table

Each element tile on the Periodic Table of Banned Books represents a book title.

Color-coded shapes indicate the reasons the book was challenged or banned.  Some books were challenged or banned for multiple reasons.  

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