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Book Bans and Challenges, 2007-2009Hundreds of books are challenged in schools and libraries in the United States each year. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, while a banning reflects the actual removal of those materials. The American Library Association (ALA) provides confidential support to teachers and librarians and tracks challenges that occur. ALA recorded 513 challenges in 2008 but estimates that this reflects only 20-25% of actual incidents, as most challenges are never reported.
This map is drawn from cases documented by ALA and the Kids' Right to Read Project, a collaboration of the National Coalition Against Censorship and the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Details are available in ALA's "Books Banned and Challenged 2007-2008," and "Books Banned and Challenged 2008-2009," and the "Kids' Right to Read Project Report."
How cool/sad/sobering/infuriating/galvanizing is that?
Get involved.
Read a Banned Book!
Namaste,
Lee
3 comments:
When I make school visits, I always stress to the kids that those who want to control you - what you think, what you buy, where you live and how you vote - always know the power of words. So read! Rebel!
I'm kind of surprised there are none in Utah... Y'know, Mormon capital of the world. :\
Koja, I love the idea of reading as an act of rebellion!
Adrienne, it just means there were no book challenges REPORTED to the ALA from Utah - it doesn't mean that there were no books challenged there.
Namaste,
Lee
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