Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Freedom to Read

Every year, there are hundreds of attempts to remove books from schools and libraries. Celebrate YOUR freedom to read and the right to choose your book during the American Library Association's Annual "Banned Books Week," Sept. 29 to Oct. 5, 2007.

Consider these quotes from ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom website:

"Not every book will be right for every person, but the right to choose what we read is a freedom we cannot afford to take for granted." -- Judith Platt, Director of the Association of American Publishers Freedom to Read program

"It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers." -- Judy Blume, Author

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." -- Ray Bradbury, Author

Celebrate your freedom to read by posting comments here.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Banned Books Week

The American Library Association has designated September 29th through October 5th as "Banned Books Week" for 2007. Stop by the library and take a look at our "Banned Books" display. Or, visit www.ala.org/bbooks for a list of the most frequently challenged books and authors. Have you read any of these books? Feel free to leave comments here.