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Celebrate freedom: Read a banned book!

orrnyereg — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:46:46 -0800

Banned Books Week, held annually on the last week of September, emphasizes the importance of intellectual freedom and the threat of censorship. Here's a helpful map of recent book bans and challenges in the Unites States. The American Library Association lets you search the most frequently banned books by year and author.

Revenge of the Blog People

gimonca — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:39:25 -0800

Blogs suck according to Michael Gorman, incoming president of the American Library Association.

sheauga — Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:47:28 -0800

Intellectual Freedom Issues,
from the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Roundtable.

"Intellectual Freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause or movement may be explored. Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas."

American Library Association Code of Ethics: "We protect each library user's right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired or transmitted."

mathowie — Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:44:36 -0800

Turn off the TV because it's Banned Books Week once again in the US. Personally, I've only read about 15% of the top 100 most challenged books from the past decade, though many of my favorites are there. In the midst of our freedoms being curtailed during the Current Situation, enjoy your freedom to read while you can.

Haveed — Thu, 18 Jan 2001 07:25:20 -0800

Freaky Friday removed from schools for review A mother of a third grader at this school submitted two pages of objections to the book. HUH? It's Freaky Friday!!! (related link: American Library Association's 100 most challenged books of the last decade)