The American Library Association is celebrating our freedom to read with Banned Books Week. Banned books are those that libraries, bookstores, governments and other groups have prohibited people from reading for a variety of reasons, including age appropriateness, subject matter, sexual content and religous convictions.
According to the ALA website, "BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them."
We currently have a display in the library of the most challenged or banned books from the last 15 years. If you're interested, come take a look. Two of my favorites are Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, and the Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling. You might also notice a few of your class books on the list, such as The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier.
(Sorry for not posting earlier in September. I will try my best to be more consistent for the rest of the semester!)
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