Banned Books

A place to discuss banned or challenged books and related topics (intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy issues, etc.) Please keep discussion respectful and be open to the opinions of others (which may not be the same as your own.)

Banned Books Week is September 25−October 2, 2010

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”First Amendment of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution

“Intellectual Freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause or movement may be explored. Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold, receive and disseminate ideas.”Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A

“Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.”—Article 3, Library Bill of Rights

Sito web del gruppo: http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/index.cfm

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Tag: Banned Books (3), censorship (2), book-types (1), intellectual freedom (1), Books (1)

Creato: Aug 14, 2006 di SimPenguin

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Would you censor your own child's reading? 85QuiteTheHuman, Marzo 11ignore
Obscenity v Pornography 8CliffordDorset, Febbraio 7ignore
Toddler Book Banned in Texas 5ZoharLaor, Febbraio 5ignore
Whaaat? 10heatherheartsbooks, Febbraio 5ignore
Merriam Webster's 10th edition to be banned 10bardsfingertips, Febbraio 5ignore
what should be banned,censored,frowned upon by society,ect.? 41lizinap, Febbraio 5ignore
You are dictator. What will you ban? 49Booksloth, Gennaio 5ignore
Why was Bridge to Terrebithia banned? 12ctpete, Gennaio 4ignore
Which book would you pick? 35brownellk, Ottobre 2009ignore
Librarian's Response 5lilithcat, Ottobre 2009ignore
School Librarian in Norman, OK 2jennieg, Ottobre 2009ignore
Challenge (Banning) Map 2clamairy, Settembre 2009ignore
Sensitivity - The New Banning? 9stephmo, Settembre 2009ignore
Banned Book a week 1yogajan, Settembre 2009ignore
did reading a banned book ever corrupt you? 66CliffordDorset, Settembre 2009ignore
Banning/Burning and exercise in futility 46JimThomson, Agosto 2009ignore
Banned Books vs. Required Reading 47Amtep, Agosto 2009ignore
Child-torture stories: protected by 1st amendment? 26skoobdo, Luglio 2009ignore
ALA's 2008 Most Frequently Challenged Books 5PhoenixTerran, Luglio 2009ignore
This Year's Banned and Challenged Books 46TLCrawford, Giugno 2009ignore
A Locker-Library of Banned Books 10JimThomson, Giugno 2009ignore
I just can't imagine... 22Irieisa, Giugno 2009ignore
Banned Book Week 11pinkymccoversong, Giugno 2009ignore
When quilts go bad: Jo Ann's Fabric bans quilting magazine! 12karen5l, Maggio 2009ignore
Is this child-safety law censorship? 33FicusFan, Aprile 2009ignore
October 3 Washington Post Article 22drbubbles, Ottobre 2008ignore
Banned and Challenged Books LT Library 121IaaS, Ottobre 2008ignore
Don't want to get political. 86MerryMary, Ottobre 2008ignore
Banned Books Week 10karen5l, Settembre 2008ignore
Burning The Grapes of Wrath 9Michael_P, Settembre 2008ignore
What?! A bookstore that exists JUST to ban books? (Cross posted from Green Dragon via Happy Heathens 19stephmo, Settembre 2008ignore
ALA News -- book banning crazies 72PortiaLong, Settembre 2008ignore
Reasons 24NightSmoke, Agosto 2008ignore
Beijing bans scary stories to protect young 9twacorbies, Agosto 2008ignore
English PEN launches new wiki site on world literature & free speech... 1deliriumslibrarian, Agosto 2008ignore
Joann Sfar 3PhoenixTerran, Agosto 2008ignore
Backdoor attempt at censorship in Indiana 13inkdrinker, Luglio 2008ignore
Any idea how many you've read? 59quilted_kat, Luglio 2008ignore
The Happy Endings Foundation 22MerryMary, Luglio 2008ignore
Would my book be banned? What do you think? 4RobinReardon, Giugno 2008ignore
Book Listers of the World UNITE! 1thekoolaidmom, Giugno 2008ignore
Anastasia Krupnik? Really? 6saraslibrary, Giugno 2008ignore
Mein Kampf 10kaelirenee, Maggio 2008ignore
How many have? 63ryner, Aprile 2008ignore
Oh, the irony... 122karen5l, Febbraio 2008ignore
Banned Books Week Not Necessary? 16OldSarge, Dicembre 2007ignore
The Golden Compass challenges? 10EclecticEccentric, Novembre 2007ignore
Old news I guess, but about Dark Horse Comics cancelling Gor... 9jseger9000, Novembre 2007ignore
A book with the the group theme 6jseger9000, Novembre 2007ignore
McCarthyism 9nickhoonaloon, Ottobre 2007ignore
Holy Scripture 4EncompassedRunner, Luglio 2007ignore
Take the "Banned Book Challenge" 3Kushana, Giugno 2007ignore
I need more money 4nohrt4me, Giugno 2007ignore
Check this out 21quicksylver_btg, Maggio 2007ignore
Banning people in the library 36mydomino1978, Maggio 2007ignore
What Castro Won't Let His People Read 2bookishbunny, Febbraio 2007ignore
Cool stuff at the ALA store 4Dydo, Ottobre 2006ignore

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