![13 McHenry County libraries are participating in the Library Lovers Expedition. The events come in an attempt to bring more patrons into the libraries.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_0238-900x675.jpeg)
McHenry County libraries host Library Lovers Expedition
Kennedy Tetour, Managing Editor
• February 24, 2023
![To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic taught in many public high schools around the U.S., but some schools have pulled it from its curriculum after concerns of a white savior narrative and made room for more diverse voices.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mockingbird-900x600.jpg)
Opinion: Replacing a classic is a mistake
Beth Brackmann, Contributing Writer
• November 15, 2022
![Though movies like The Hunger Games can be thrilling rides, Suzanne Collinss book uses slower pacing to develop stronger characters and deeper emotions.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/5BDD90DC-C86C-453A-A191-BDDA8CEBAC75-900x598.jpeg)
Opinion: Don’t judge a book by its movie
Freedom Tomasello, Staff Writer
• April 6, 2022
![The publishing industry has not historically supported literature written by women. In the wake of Womens History Month, its important to honor the contribuions of women in this creative field.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/71A9A48D-2586-48BF-B0FA-CF9FDF6440F2-900x675.jpg)
Review: Four books by written by women to read this Women’s History Month
Alayna Majkrzak, Opinions Editor
• April 5, 2022
![Censoring books has a historical precident, usually to keep a population of people ignorant and control knowledge. So why is book banning making such a resurgence in states like such as Tennessee, Wyoming and Florida?](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/0-900x657.png)
Opinion: Banning books bans education
Alayna Majkrzak, Opinions Editor
• March 3, 2022
![The Library Media Center at the Upper Campus keeps an updated collection of books by diverse authors, including contemporary black authors.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_0169-900x534.jpg)
Review: Four books by Black authors to read this Black History Month
Vanessa Moreno, News Editor
• March 2, 2022
![Author Stephen Chbosky wrote the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower based on his own childhood in 1998. Chbosky wrote the screenplay and directed the 2012, which strikes the perfect tone as the world eases into the holidays.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/unnamed-1-1-900x519.jpg)
Groovy Movies: You’re a wallflower
Kennedy Tetour, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• November 13, 2020
![The librarys reading challenge is part of West Campuss Spirit Barrel Battle. Students and teachers who read can help their grade level earn points over other classes.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/reading-challenge-900x774.jpg)
The reading rivalry
Michelene Havard, Staff Writer
• January 29, 2020
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