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Banned Books Week: But you can go to the movie

We are frequently surprised at some of the books that are subject to challenge in libraries and schools, such as Huckleberry Finn or Harry Potter. Yet banned books are frequently a source of highly acclaimed films.

In connection with Banned Books Week, there’s a list circulating of 15 of “the most iconic, popular, and/or celebrated […]

Tim September 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: A Reading Life | One comment - (Comments are closed) | |

Banned Books Week: Should some books be banned?

Although not written in connection with our Banned Books Week, the books columnists for The Independent raised an interesting question earlier this month in connection with something London libraries were doing: are there some books that public libraries shouldn’t carry?

Boyd Tonkin came up with a list of 10 books that could conceivably raise that […]

Tim September 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: A Reading Life | Comments are closed | |

Banned Books Week wrapup

With today being the last day of Banned Books Week, I thought it worthwhile to wrap things up with a look at how it was viewed by others, both in the blogosphere and the mainstream press.

An op-ed in the Wall Street Journal as Banned Books Week kicked off took a dim view of it, […]

Tim October 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: A Reading Life | Comments are closed | |

Banned Books Week: Recognizing it is far worse elsewhere

As much as I agitate about book banning in the U.S., it would be utterly foolish not to recognize how fortunate we Americans are. It generally isn’t the government censoring books so that they never see the light of day. As we’ve seen, when efforts are made to ban or remove books, procedures are usually […]

Tim October 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: A Reading Life | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) | |

Banned Books Week: Handling book challenges in the schools

More than any other institution, schools are the focus of challenges to books, whether because of required reading in a course or simply because a certain book is available in the library. The Sioux Falls School District has specific procedures in place to address challenges if they arise. While the procedures differ somewhat depending upon […]

Tim October 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: A Reading Life | One comment - (Comments are closed) | |
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