The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards 2025 will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7 p.m. at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House (35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, NY).

The 2025 Honorees: 

Margaret Atwood, The Handmaids Tale

Becky Calzada, Librarian, Co-Founder Texas Freadom Fighters

Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, And Tango Makes Three

Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison, Hair Love

Juno Dawson, This Book is Gay

John Green, Looking for Alaska

For Tickets: Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards Tickets Oct 11, 2025 Poughkeepsie, NY | Ticketmaster