If you missed Tuesday’s OIF webinar, “Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges,” featuring OIF Assistant Director Angela Maycock, you’ll be glad to know that the session was recorded and is now available as a webcast. Links to this and other OIF webcasts can be found at http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/oifprograms/webinars.
Entries Tagged as ‘Banned Books Week’
April 17, 2013
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants tops the frequently challenged books list of 2012
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom released the top ten most frequently challenged books list of 2012 as part of the State of America’s Library Report on Monday, April 15. Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series ranked #1, having been challenged for “offensive language” and “unsuited to age group.” Captain Underpants also appeared on the Top Ten [...]
March 28, 2013
Krug Fund Banned Books Week grant applications now open
Cross-posted from the FTRF Blog Applications are now open for FTRF’s 2013 Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund Banned Books Week event grants. Grants in the amounts of $2,500 and $1,000 will be given to organizations in support of “Read-Outs” or other activities that celebrate Banned Books Week (Sept. 22 – 30, 2013). Applications will be accepted through April 30, 2013, [...]
October 12, 2012
50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
Before we usher in a great weekend, why not check out more videos from the states as part of the 50 State Salute to Banned Books Week? Today’s featured videos are from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia! North Carolina Library Association produced a video featuring books that have been banned/challenged from May [...]
October 11, 2012
50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York
We have several more states to feature for the 50 State Salute to Banned Books Week. Today’s featured states are New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York! The Friends of the Metuchen Library in Metuchen, New Jersey, read, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird: Instructor Matthew Valdiviez reads a passage from William Shakespeare’s Richard II [...]
October 10, 2012
50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, and Montana
Although Banned Books Week 2012 has ended, we are pleased to continue featuring videos from states across the country in hopes that viewing them will inspire you to continue to celebrate the freedom to read any day of the year. Today’s featured states are Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, and Montana. Members of the Alaska Quidditch [...]
October 10, 2012
Timeline entry for 2012: Pedagogy of the Oppressed
We’ve so far commemorated the past 30 years of the timeline of banned and challenged books and will end with the year 2012. The featured book is “Pedagogy of the Oppressed,” by Paulo Freire. In 2012, under threat of violating state law and losing state funding, the Tucson (AZ) Unified School District voted to cut [...]
October 6, 2012
Timeline entry for 2011: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
We’re highlighting year 2011 on the timeline of banned and challenged books. The featured books is “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie. In 2011, the Richland (WA) School Board voted to prohibit “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” for all grades, though the initial complaint came in regard [...]
October 5, 2012
50 State Salute to Banned Books Week: Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin
We’ve featured 25 states so far for the 50 State Salute to Banned Books Week, and will continue to feature more over the next week. Today’s featured videos come from Indiana, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin. Indiana’s Mooresville Public Library created a trailer for Banned Books Week 2012. Check out their playlist of Banned [...]
October 5, 2012
Authors speak out against censorship for the Banned Books Virtual Read-out!
This year’s Banned Books Virtual Read-out has featured wonderful writers such as Stephen Chbosky, Sara Paretsky, Dr. Carmen Tafolla, Dori Hillestad Butler–not to mention the honorary co-chair and journalist extraordinaire, Bill Moyers. Today we feature a compilation video created by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). This video features various authors speaking out against censorship [...]
