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Samantha Mabry's Take on Book Banning
I came across this piece on Twitter last night and was very interested to read Samantha Mabry’s view on banning books. Samantha Mabry is the author of A Fierce and Subtle Poison and All the Wind in the World. I’ve read both of these titles and loved them and I’m always interested…
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Celebrate Banned Books Week
Stop by your local library or independent book store and celebrate Banned Books Week by picking up a book that has been banned. Not sure what’s been banned recently? Check out the most challenged books in 2015 from the Banned Books Week website: Looking for Alaska, by John GreenReasons: Offensive language,…
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Banned Books Week Display
Banned Books Week (September 21 – 27, 2014) is something every library should highlight because there are so many people unaware that this is something that occurs regularly across the country. Books get banned for any number of reason, usually because they are “unsuited for the age group” due to content.…
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Banned Books Week
America is celebrating the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, September 22 – 28, 2013. The top ten banned books of the past year include: Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey. Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie.…
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Happy Banned Book Week
This is the 30th Anniversary of Banned Book Week sponsored in part by the American Library Association (ALA) that celebrates the freedom to read. It’s 2012 and banning books is still a common process in many school libraries and public libraries around the country. For many reasons this surprises me still –…