For more information on Banned Books Week, visit the American Library Association.
"Artwork courtesy of the American Library Association."
INFORMATION LITERACY is one of MCC's four general education goals. Information Literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate and use information effectively. In this session, you will learn how to:
1. Select appropriate search tools to identify and locate information sources.
2. Construct effective database searches.
These skills will help you find quality, appropriate resources for your research assignments.
To access any database in this Research Guide from off campus, login with your myMCC username and password. To find your login information, go to www.mchenry.edu/myMCC and click on Password Reset/Find Username.
Use these sources to discover where, when and why books were banned or challenged.
Banned Books: Challenging Our Freedom to Read by 
Banned in the U.S.A. : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries
Encyclopedia of Censorship
Intellectual Freedom Manual by 
Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds by 
Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds by 
Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds
Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds
The American Library Association promotes the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one's opinions even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
Questions? To contact an MCC Librarian, click on
The MCC Library will be open to currently enrolled MCC students only until further notice.
Monday, November 9 through Thursday, November 12:
8:00am to 6:00pm
Beginning Monday, November 16, 2020:
Remote Reference Hours (No Physical Access to Library)
Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 6:00pm
Friday, 8:00am to 12:00pm
MCC Closed:
Wednesday-Friday, November 25-27 -- Thanksgiving Recess
Thursday, December 24 through Friday, January 1 -- Holiday Recess
