Celebrating your freedom to read without censorship or barriers!
Banned Book Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The celebration is officially October 1st- 7th, but we like to celebrate throughout the entire month of October (lets be real, we celebrate intellectual freedom all day, everyday)!
Banned Book Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. The celebration is officially October 1st- 7th, but we like to celebrate throughout the entire month of October (lets be real, we celebrate intellectual freedom all day, everyday)!
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“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.”
“Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.”
Banned and Challenged Books:
Banned and Challenged Books:
What is the difference between a challenge and a banning? A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access or others. Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection.
What is the difference between a challenge and a banning? A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access or others. Due to the commitment of librarians, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens, most challenges are unsuccessful and most materials are retained in the school curriculum or library collection.
Why is banning dangerous? Removing material from a library / Learning Commons because of someone's personal beliefs violates First Amendment Rights. Just because a person does not approve of a book does not mean they can take it away from everyone. The Learning Commons is free choice and no one is ever required to read anything in it...you pick what you would like to read.
Why is banning dangerous? Removing material from a library / Learning Commons because of someone's personal beliefs violates First Amendment Rights. Just because a person does not approve of a book does not mean they can take it away from everyone. The Learning Commons is free choice and no one is ever required to read anything in it...you pick what you would like to read.
Attempts to ban books in the United States surged in 2021 to the highest level since the American Library Association began tracking book challenges 20 years ago. Most of the targeted books were by or about Black and L.G.B.T.Q.+ people.
What can you do? Stand up for your right to read, browse through the Banned Books Collection, and come check out one our celebrated 'banned' books today in the Learning Commons! A school library / Learning Commons has a responsibility to offer patrons a wide variety of points of view and perspective for the people it serves. Everyone deserves to see themselves in the pages of a book!
What can you do? Stand up for your right to read, browse through the Banned Books Collection, and come check out one our celebrated 'banned' books today in the Learning Commons! A school library / Learning Commons has a responsibility to offer patrons a wide variety of points of view and perspective for the people it serves. Everyone deserves to see themselves in the pages of a book!
'Read whatever they're trying to keep out of your brain, because that's exactly what you need to know."
'Read whatever they're trying to keep out of your brain, because that's exactly what you need to know."
- Stephen King
- Stephen King
