Celebrating Banned Books Week and our Freedom to READ! Sept. 30 – Oct. 6th
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Celebrating Banned Books Week and our Freedom to READ! Sept. 30 – Oct. 6th
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Celebrating Banned Books Weekand our
Freedom to READ!
Sept. 30 – Oct. 6th
Freedom to Read• Banned Books Week
– stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.
• Intellectual Freedom – is the freedom to access information and
express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.
• Do you recognize any of these books?
• Have you read them?
• How would you feel if they were removed from this library?
These are some of the books that have been….
– Banned• To forbid especially by law.
– Censored• An official who checks materials (such as
books) to take out things thought to be objectionable(people might disapprove of).
AND/OR
– Challenged• The removal of books from library shelves have
been requested.
OIF Censorship Database2000-2005
Challenges by the Year
646
448
515458
547
405
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Some of the reasons from 2001-2009
OIF Censorship Database2000-2005
Challenges by Institution
926
1363
20
531
178
217
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
OIF Censorship Database2000-2005
Initiator of Challenge
263
62
1824
207
694
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
Patron Teacher Parent Administrator Other
Some silly reasons for the following books…..
• This book was challenged at the Cunningham Elementary School in Wisconsin (1985) because the book “encourages children to break dishes so they won’t have to dry them”.
• Removed from a school in Conn. (2000) due to concerns that it caused disruptive behavior among children.
• Removed from the 5th grade classroom from a school in Pulaski Twp, Pa. due to an elaborate fantasy world they felt might lead to confusion.
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
• They promote witchcraft, set bad examples and are too dark.
What could some of the reasons be for challenging this series?
• Your thoughts
– What Law gives us the right to freedom of speech, freedom to write what we want to, freedom to read what we want?
The Constitution of the United States.
1st 10 Amendments … Bill of Rights
Celebrate Your Freedom to Read!
Bibliography • ALA.org.
http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/index.cfm• 22 Sept 2010.
• Follett Library Resources. http://www.titlewave.com.• 22 Sept 2010.
