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The Grapes of Wrath. A Clockwork Orange. The Outsiders. Their Eyes Were Watching God.
These books - and many more - have been challenged, banned and sometimes even burned, by communities or governments who were uncomfortable with the ideas, events or language they contained.
Banned Books Week, held annually during the last week of September, celebrates the importance of the First Amendment and our freedom to read. And as in past years, we have created book displays to call attention to the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
This year, we have added QR-code accessible video book blurbs to our displays, which are narrated by Library staff and friends. In each video, someone shares a personal story about what their favorite challenged book means to them, or reads from a favorite passage.
Anyone with a smart phone can scan the QR-code on the back of one of the books on display, and automatically view one or all of the videos.
The videos are also available online for those without smart phones.
- Cfp: Outlawed: The Naked Truth About Censored Literature For Young People (csu Fresno - April 2015)
CFP: Outlawed: The Naked Truth About Censored Literature for Young People (CSU Fresno - April 2015) Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children?s Literature Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno April 10-12, 2015 ...
- Cfp: Third Annual University Of Ottawa English Graduate Conference
CFP: THIRD ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA ENGLISH GRADUATE CONFERENCE "Art Made Tongue-Tied By Authority": Expression, Suppression, and Censorship Conference date: Friday September 21 Saturday September 22, 2007 Place: Department of English, University...
- The Titlewave Is Surging...
Do you love recommending books for our annual TitleWave program? Starting next week you can take the conversation online with TitleWave2.0 - a virtual book discussion, available RIGHT HERE, 24/7. Exchange ideas, engage in thoughtful discussions and share...
- The No. 1 Spot On The List Of Frequently Most Challenged Books For 2014 Is...
...Captain Underpants "I don't consider the books to be anti-authoritarian," he [author Dave Pilky] says, "but I do think it is important, if you think something is wrong, to question authority ? because, you know, there are villains in real...
- Banned Books
September 29 through October 6 was Banned Books Week. This annual event reminds us Americans not to take the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one?s opinion for granted. I?ve read banned books, and I bet you have, too. The list of banned books...
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What Do These Books Have in Common?
The Grapes of Wrath. A Clockwork Orange. The Outsiders. Their Eyes Were Watching God.
These books - and many more - have been challenged, banned and sometimes even burned, by communities or governments who were uncomfortable with the ideas, events or language they contained.
Banned Books Week, held annually during the last week of September, celebrates the importance of the First Amendment and our freedom to read. And as in past years, we have created book displays to call attention to the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.
This year, we have added QR-code accessible video book blurbs to our displays, which are narrated by Library staff and friends. In each video, someone shares a personal story about what their favorite challenged book means to them, or reads from a favorite passage.
Anyone with a smart phone can scan the QR-code on the back of one of the books on display, and automatically view one or all of the videos.
The videos are also available online for those without smart phones.
- Cfp: Outlawed: The Naked Truth About Censored Literature For Young People (csu Fresno - April 2015)
CFP: Outlawed: The Naked Truth About Censored Literature for Young People (CSU Fresno - April 2015) Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children?s Literature Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno April 10-12, 2015 ...
- Cfp: Third Annual University Of Ottawa English Graduate Conference
CFP: THIRD ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA ENGLISH GRADUATE CONFERENCE "Art Made Tongue-Tied By Authority": Expression, Suppression, and Censorship Conference date: Friday September 21 Saturday September 22, 2007 Place: Department of English, University...
- The Titlewave Is Surging...
Do you love recommending books for our annual TitleWave program? Starting next week you can take the conversation online with TitleWave2.0 - a virtual book discussion, available RIGHT HERE, 24/7. Exchange ideas, engage in thoughtful discussions and share...
- The No. 1 Spot On The List Of Frequently Most Challenged Books For 2014 Is...
...Captain Underpants "I don't consider the books to be anti-authoritarian," he [author Dave Pilky] says, "but I do think it is important, if you think something is wrong, to question authority ? because, you know, there are villains in real...
- Banned Books
September 29 through October 6 was Banned Books Week. This annual event reminds us Americans not to take the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one?s opinion for granted. I?ve read banned books, and I bet you have, too. The list of banned books...