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Banned Books Week 2009!
Caleb:
(large full color pdf of banned and challenged books in 2008-2009) \/
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/free_downloads/2009banned.pdf
I am somewhat disappointed that" Catcher in the Rye" is still being banned. I am guessing that it was on the required reading lists for some schools and parents decided their kids didn't need to read that.
And I didn't know that gay penguins were still such a hot button issue. But I guess it is because "And Tango Makes Three" was still getting banned this year.
How are you going to celebrate banned books week?
I have a display set up in the library but it's tough to keep up because most of the banned books are out and people keep on checking out the books that are on the display.
JD:
Why the hell did The Supernaturalist get banned?
Golden Compass too, ack
My Sister’s Keeper? D:
The Entire Bartimaeus trilogy knocked out because of complaints of the occult? Stupid parents
Merrick:
Why the fuck is Catcher In The Rye banned? :-o
Border Reiver:
You know I grew up in what is probably a fairly conservative house, Dad's a Mason, we went to church regularly, both he and my mother have fairly conservative views of society, etc. And I still remember what my Dad told me - Judge people by what they do, help out if you can, at the end of the day it doesn't matter what the other guy thinks - if you tell him that he can't read this or talk about that eventually you'll lose your right to do the same thing, if you can look yourself in the eye when you shave in the morning and say "I've done the right thing" then you've at least got a conscience, and never let your wife go to bed angry at you.
Banning books is stupid - all that does is create in some people the desire to read them to defy authority. If you disagree with the content, debate it- stupid ideas or bad writing when analyzed tend to go away faster.
And as to the ads, who designed them? That colour scheme is far from eyecatching, and is hard to read.
Ferc Eater:
So people are still scared of paper?
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