Sunday, September 27, 2009

Banned Books Week

Read a banned book this week! What are some of your favorite books on the Frequently Challenged list? (I quite like the Fitzgeralds and Lawrences...)

2 comments:

SafeLibraries® said...

These Banned Books Week resources may also be of interest:

"American Library Association Shamed," by Nat Hentoff, Laurel Leader-Call, 2 March 2007.

"Banned Books Week and the ALA," by Dennis Ingolfsland, The Recliner Commentaries, 4 August 2009.

"'Censors' Are So Scary," by Annoyed Librarian, Library Journal, 6 October 2008.

"Finding Censorship Where There Is None," by Mitchell Muncy, Wall Street Journal, 24 September 2009, p.W13.

"National Hogwash Week," as coined by Thomas Sowell. And this resource has a long, updated list of BBW-related articles.

"US Libraries Hit Back Over Challenges to Kids Books," by Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse [AFP], 6 September 2009.

Amanda McCabe/Amanda Carmack/Laurel McKee said...

These re wonderful! Thanks so much :)