Banned Books Week (or Banned Books Month, as it is at the Coralville Public Library) is ending, but that doesn’t mean you should stop reading or being aware of banned and challenged books. Books are challenged and banned in the US, and around the world, throughout the year. The point of this week is to … Continue reading
The ACLU of Iowa is dedicated to preserving our First Amendment to decide for ourselves what we read, view, and hear– a fundamental element of free speech and expression. The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracks books that have been challenged, often by parents of students, to be removed from public and school … Continue reading
CNN Living By Emanuella Grinberg and CNN Library, CNN September 24, 2013 (CNN) — What would you do if you went to the library in search of “The Adventures of Captain Underpants” for your child, or to re-read Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Beloved” only to find that the book had been pulled from the … Continue reading
The Cedar Rapids Gazette by Jennifer Hemmingsen September 24, 2013 Banned Book Week Column: Practicing Free Expression (Banned Book Week is the time to practice the right to express unpopular or uncomfortable views.) With at least a decade between us and the last time a book was completely banned from an Iowa library, Banned Book … Continue reading
Huffingtonpost.com by Maddie Crum September 22, 2013 Risqué-averse readers, cover your ears. Sunday marked the beginning of this year’s National Banned Books Week, for which libraries and bookstores across the country will promote and celebrate commonly censored titles. The organization calls its cause a “celebration of the freedom to read.” According to BannedBooksWeek.com, 11,300 books … Continue reading
Forbes by Alex Knapp September 23, 2013 This week is Banned Books Week, where librarians and other organizations highlight the books that have been subjected to threats of censorship – and actual censorship – in schools, libraries and nations around the globe. Among the frequently challenged books include classics like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn … Continue reading
CPL Banned Books Week 