This post is an excellent presentation of literary books that have been banned.
This week is Banned Book Week (September 26-October 1, 2016), a week in which many libraries, teachers, readers, and their many allies celebrate the freedom to read and the many books which have historically (and still) face challenges and bans by a variety of people, organizations, or even whole countries. The ALA Banned Book website explains that “[a] challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials.”
Taking a tour through our British and American literature books, we’ve put together a slide show of 10 banned classics you’ll find on our shelves, along with an explanation of what has made each of them the topic of so much controversy and attention. Some books were banned or challenged in a specific place, during a specific time, and/or for a specific reason. Dates in the gallery indicate the…
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This post is a compelling article about banned books. Please read this and support the efforts of librarians to keep reading uncensored and open to all.
This is an excellent post about banned books with a
fascinating question.
If you could go back in time, which book would you give your younger self?
Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community—libraries, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types —in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas. First observed in 1982, Banned Books Week reminds Americans not to take the freedom to read for granted.
This is an excellent post on Banned Books Week!
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Happy Banned Book Week! Banned Book Week runs from September 25 to October 1, 2016 and is an opportunity to celebrate our freedom to read while raising awareness about the ongoing problem of censorship.
All information for today’s How Well Do You Know…quiz has been drawn from http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/ and http://www.ala.org/bbooks/banned. We strongly encourage you to check out these resources for additional information, more detailed explanations, events, and support for anyone facing censorship concerns.
How Well Do You Know…Banned Book Week?
1. What year was Banned Book Week started?
a. 1982
b. 1874
c. 2000
d. 1995
2. The most challenged book of 2015 was…
a. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
b. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
c. I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
d. Looking for Alaska by John Green
3. There is a difference between “banned” and “challenged” books.
a…
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I wanted to share this post again. I think it is important.
“The unexamined life is not worth living.” Socrates
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Albert Einstein
“Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible; thought is merciless to privilege; thought is anarchic and lawless, indifferent to authority, careless of well-tried wisdom of the ages. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. It sees man, a feeble speck, surrounded by unfathomable depths of silence; yet it bears itself proudly, as unmoved as if it were lord of the universe. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man” (Russell, Bertrand. Why Men Fight 178-9).
“All good writing is inherently subversive.” Charles French
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