Celebrating the Freedom to Read!
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Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a thousand books have been challenged since 1982. The challenges have occurred in every state and in hundreds of communities. People challenge books that they say are too sexual or too violent. They object to profanity and slang, and protest against offensive portrayals of racial or religious groups--or positive portrayals of homosexuals. Their targets range from books that explore the latest problems to classic and beloved works of American literature.
Be informed! Find out more about banned books and buy them to read at:
Be informed! Find out more about banned books and buy them to read at:
Books Inc.
301 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA 94041
Books Inc.
855 El Camino Real #74
Palo Alto , CA 94301
Update (h/t Tracy K):
You can also find banned titles in your local library. If you want to find out who the past and/or top authors and titles challenged presently and in past, check out the American Library Association's Banned Books page.
301 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA 94041
Books Inc.
855 El Camino Real #74
Palo Alto , CA 94301
Update (h/t Tracy K):
You can also find banned titles in your local library. If you want to find out who the past and/or top authors and titles challenged presently and in past, check out the American Library Association's Banned Books page.
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Thank you for raising awareness about Banned Books week! As someone who works in a library, I have to interject that you can also find banned titles in your local library. IF you want to find out who the past and/or top authors and titles challenged presently and in past, check out the American Library Association's Banned Books page:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/challengedbanned/frequentlychallengedbooks.cfm#miofcb
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