Current Library Contests & Fundraisers
We are always featuring various contests, games, basket raffles and other fun offerings.
Banned books week 2025
Be entered to win $25 in Chamber Bucks for checking out Banned Books ALL MONTH!
Check out any banned or challenged book beginning Banned Books Week and ending October 31, and instantly win a mini prize, PLUS you will be entered to win $25 in Cameron County Chamber Bucks which can be redeemed at many businesses throughout the community.
See our Display for some recent and surprising challenged titles. Browse the ALA’s Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 2010-2019 for some of the frequently challenged titles.
The library’s complete list of banned books can be found in a PDF by clicking the button below.
WHO CHALLENGES BOOKS? Nearly 72% of censorship attempts in 2024 were initiated by pressure groups and decision makers who have been swayed by them. 16% Parents 7% Other/unknown 4% Patrons 1% Librarians/teachers/staff
WHERE DO CHALLENGES TAKE PLACE? 55% Public libraries 5% Schools 2% Higher education/other
BOOKS AND BEYOND ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 821 censorship attempts in 2024. Here’s the breakdown: 76% Books, graphic novels 6% Hate crimes (Vandalism, theft of materials representing marginalized groups) 6% Displays 3% Programs 3% Access (Library closures, funding, bomb threats) 2% Films 4% Other
CENSORSHIP TRENDS The majority of library censorship can be tied to organized campaigns. Pressure groups and the administrators, board members, and elected officials they influenced targeted 4,190 total titles in 2024. From 2001–2020, this constituency attempted to remove an average of 46 titles per year.
NUMBERS OF UNIWUE TITLES CHALLENGED BY YEAR Various factors contributed to the decline in reported censorship attempts in 2024, including legislative pressure, intimidation of library workers, fatigue, and attrition.
Library Swag Sale
All these items are available in the library for purchase. Ask staff to find your size in shirts and hoodies as not all sizes are on display.
Camping Themed Swag
Super soft “Love My Library” hoodies – $50 each – Sizes Small-5XL available – Black or Charcoal Grey.
“Love My Library” shirts – $10 each – Sizes Small-5XL available – Green or Grey.
“Adventure Begins at your Library” water bottles – $5 each – Dark Green.
Mini Gifts
Bookworm mini plush – $2 each
Dr. Seuss Go Fish game – $5 each
Mini clip-on reading light – $5 each
Past Summer Reading Swag
T-shirts in youth and adult sizes are available in a variety of graphics and colors – $3 each.
Totes are large and sturdy, intended for heavy items like books – $3 each.
