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What is the point of Banned Books Week? To remind us of our "freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.?(ALA)
So join us Sept. 25 - Oct. 2 in commemorating our First Amendment right to read, write and access information.
Banned and challenged books from the past 10 include:
You can find more information about the history of banned and challenged books on our Spotlight on Banned Books Week page. Then check out a banned book or two from our displays, and decide for yourself whether you should read them.
- 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...
- What Is Teen Read Week?
Did you know that Oct. 17 - 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read. Research shows that teens who read for fun have...
- 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...
Library
Why Celebrate Banned Books Week?
What is the point of Banned Books Week? To remind us of our "freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.?(ALA)
So join us Sept. 25 - Oct. 2 in commemorating our First Amendment right to read, write and access information.Banned and challenged books from the past 10 include:
- J.K. Rowlings' Harry Potter series
- Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" (still on the 10 Most Challenged List after 50 years in print)
- Even The American Heritage Dictionary
You can find more information about the history of banned and challenged books on our Spotlight on Banned Books Week page. Then check out a banned book or two from our displays, and decide for yourself whether you should read them.
- 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...
- What Is Teen Read Week?
Did you know that Oct. 17 - 23 is Teen Read Week? An initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, Teen Read Week started in 1998 as a way to highlight the value of encouraging teens to read. Research shows that teens who read for fun have...
- 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...