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October Recap: Banned Books, Witches and Time Travel, Oh My!
Out goes the spiced apple cider, Halloween movies and carved pumpkins; in comes the eggnog, It’s A Wonderful Life on repeat, holiday decorations and wishlists. As we move into November and start the inevitable march towards the holiday season, let’s take a look … Continue reading
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Pumpkin Lattes and More Banned Books
Did you forget Banned Books Week? Or did you celebrate fully with one copy of Lolita in your right hand and the Bible in your left? Whatever the case, we have a quiz for you. At the ACLU and Carnegie … Continue reading
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Banned Books Week: Some Final Thoughts
Eleventh Stack brings Banned Books Week 2015 to a close with a guest post from Carl, who works at our West End location. We hope you enjoy his philosophical ruminations about censorship and intellectual freedom. Our regularly-scheduled monthly recap will return … Continue reading
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Just in Time for Banned Books Week
Earlier this month, a mother from Tennessee called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot “pornographic”–because of the description of Henrietta discovering a cervical tumor–and demanded it be removed from the school’s reading list. Rebecca Skloot responded in … Continue reading
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Welcome… To Banned Books Week 2015
I would like to personally welcome you to the beginning of Banned Books Week. The focus of Banned Books week is to celebrate the freedom to read, and to hopefully have a discussion about why certain books have been banned … Continue reading
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Celebrate Banned Books Week With Your Favorite Comic
Yesterday began this year’s Banned Books Week, and lists maintained by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and the American Library Association show that comics are as susceptible to banning as their prose cousins. In a way, it’s flattering to … Continue reading
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I (and my family) Read Banned Books!
This is the time of year that your librarians are getting ready to school you on the fact that there are many books challenged or banned by the public every year, and some of these attempts are even successful at … Continue reading
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Banned Books Week
When I was fourteen or fifteen, I had to write a paper on a banned book. The book I chose was On The Road. I hadn’t yet read it, but it was on my list of things I’d like to … Continue reading
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Banned Books Week: Are You There, Judy? It’s Me, Melissa.
In celebration of Banned Books Week, we’re highlighting a few of our favorite books (and authors) that have been challenged in schools and libraries because of content or appropriateness. Today is the last in our series of posts for Banned … Continue reading
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Banned Books Week: Fun Home
In celebration of Banned Books Week, we’re highlighting a few of our favorite books (and authors) that have been challenged in schools and libraries because of content or appropriateness. Banned and challenged authors frequently state that the books they write … Continue reading
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