Book ban protest

Dozens of "parents' rights" groups, including a handful of national organizations with hundreds of local chapters, are helping to drive the challenges.

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Library director 'arrested' for reading the Wizard of Oz in protest of banned books. Banned Books Week 2013 @ Van Buren Public Library.

Ten most stupid reasons to ban a book, #s 1-5 Ten most stupid reasons to ban a book, #s 6-10 Another little display I did for the upcoming (September 24-October 1) Banned Books Week is something I got from ALA's website, which has lots of great info and ideas. Here's the list they provide: Ten most farfetched (silliest, irrational, illogical) reasons to ban a book. “Encourages children to break dishes so they won’t have to dry them.” ( A Light in the Attic, by Shel Silverstien) “It caused a…

We wanted to highlight our fiction and non-fiction that feature protests throughout history and around the world. For each book, I made a small protest sign referring to the protest that the book i…

These 13 books won't be the only books to be banned by the state under Utah's new law.

"May I remind you it does not say RSVP on the Statue of Liberty."

These are ACTUAL complaints that have been filed against these books in an effort to have them banned. All of the reasons listed above are from the Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle…