Banned Books Week #3

Here are some pictures of our Banned Books Week 2010 display in the LRC. Please stop on by and check it out. Or check out one of the books and read it.

Banned Books Week #2

This is an interactive Google map showing book challenges in schools and libraries from 2007-2010. It is drawn from information from the  American Library Association and the Kid's Right Read Project.


View Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2010 in a larger map

Banned Books Week #1

Banned Books Week, sponsored by the American Library Association, happens every year at the end of September (Sept. 25- Oct. 2). BBW celebrates everyone's freedom to read an the importance of the place of the First Amendment in our lives.  You will be hearing more this week from the LRC about related information and a display in the LRC.

Visit the ALA website for more information and resources.

ALA: Banned Books Week
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm

The NY Times Learning Network also offers 10 ways to celebrate Banned Books Week
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/10-ways-to-celebrate-banned-books-week/

What are you reading this summer?

Come check out our new summer reading display, Passport to the World, in the LRC. Edie did a great job putting it together. Please come by and tell us what you think.