My favorite ever library advertising for Banned Books Week… From the Twin Hickory Public Library in Glen Allen, Virginia from last year’s Banned Books ‘living’ display. And thanks to Cory Doctorow who profiled this library last year in Boing Boing – click here for the full article. _______________________________________________ An interesting sidenote to this display is [...]
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The fight to ban ‘objectionable’ books like Baby Be-Bop, by Francesca Lia Block, continues in West Bend, Wisconsin and has now gone national, covered today by CNN.com. The fight began back in February when two parents raised questions over what was deemed ‘acceptable’ and ‘age appropriate’ content for young adults – particularly as it concerned [...]
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According to the ALA, Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner has now joined the list of top ten most challenged books in 2008. Or, as the Guardian UK has put it, “Kite Runner joins gay penguins on top 10 books Americans want banned“, referring to Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s And Tango Makes Three, a story [...]
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