Week of October 1, 2012
In the News: BANNED BOOKS WEEK
The 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week begins on September 30 and runs through October 6. In 1982, the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) began publicizing the challenges to library materials that were made by patrons and other user groups. Based on reports from libraries, schools, and the media, here is just a sample of those challenged books (1982-present) as compiled by the OIF. See http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged for more information. Also, stop by the Wimberly Library lobby to view some of the books that have been banned or challenged in libraries across the U.S.
Link to books about banned and suppressed literature
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1984 (published 1949)
By George Orwell
Call Number: PR6029 .R8 N5 1953
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007)
By Sherman Alexie
Call Number: PZ7 .A382 Ab 2007
The Alice Series (1985- )
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Call Number: PZ7 .N24 Ag 1985 (Children’s Literature Collection)
