Join PEN America, the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, and Kenyon College’s Chalmers Library for a screening and discussion of the film, Banned Together in celebration of Banned Books Week 2025.
Banned Together pulls back the curtain on two of the most controversial issues in America today: book bans and curriculum censorship in public schools.The film follows three students and their adult allies as they fight to reinstate 97 books suddenly pulled from their school libraries. As they evolve from local to national activists—meeting with bestselling/banned authors, politicians, Constitutional experts, and more—the film reveals the dark forces behind the accelerating wave of book bans in the U.S.
No registration required. Viewers under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.