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Archive for the 'Banned Books Week' Category Thursday, October 1st, 2009 | 8 People Said
The anatomy of a challenge fascinates me. I’ve heard the pro censorship lobby wailing about THE CHILLLLDRRRREN! As if none of us has them or cares about them more than a bunch of nosy people way too invested in what … Click to read more…  Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 4 People Said
The winner of The Handmaid’s Tale is comment #5: Pam K! The winner of Ann Aguirre’s Doubleblind is comment #11: Samantha Ladies, please email me your mailing addresses and I’ll get the books your way!… Click to read more…  Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | 24 People Said
How about a first amendment film festival? The ALA has a nifty page up with some great movies about censorship: I noted that Fahrenheit 451 was on the list – one of my favorite Bradbury titles (another author who’s … Click to read more…  Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 | 24 People Said
When I was growing up, the library was my refuge, it was my theme park, my day at the beach (though I had those too, LOL). My mom would drop me off at the Norwalk Public Library (and for those … Click to read more…  Monday, September 28th, 2009 | 6 People Said
(I missed Saturday!) Top Ten most challenged books of 2008 1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell 2. His Dark Materials trilogy, by Philip … Click to read more…  Sunday, September 27th, 2009 | 10 People Said
I’m a day late because of this damned swine flu so please excuse my tardiness! I have celebrated this each year for the last three so I definitely didn’t want to break the tradition and it’s a very important cause … Click to read more…  Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off
The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book. ~Walt Whitman All these people talk so eloquently about getting back to good old-fashioned values. Well, as an old poop I can remember back to when we had those old-fashioned values, … Click to read more…  Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 | 2 People Said
One of my favorite sites regarding banned and challenged books is The Forbidden Library - this site is run by a librarian and is a wonderful resource. Last year I listed some books and their challenges so I thought I’d … Click to read more…  Monday, September 29th, 2008 | 4 People Said
The Banned Books Week site at the ALA.org says this: “Intellectual freedom can exist only where two essential conditions are met: first, that all individuals have the right to hold any belief on any subject and to convey their ideas … Click to read more…  Sunday, September 28th, 2008 | Someone Said
The following books were the most frequently challenged in 2007 (taken from the ALA site): The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom received a total of 420 challenges last year. A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, … Click to read more… |
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