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What Johnny Can't Read: Censorship in American Libraries Essay by Suzanne Fisher Staples on censorship in American school libraries. Banned Books On-Line Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. The File Room Archive of case files pertaining to the censorship and suppression of works and ideas from Socrates to Judy Blume. Censored Directory of Web and print censorship resources with detailed descriptions of each link. Censored: Wielding the Red Pen This exhibition from the University of Virginia Libraries includes numerous cover images of censored books, plus thoughtful and informative commentary. Ban These Books Too; It's Only Fair A satirical plea to ban Shakespeare and the Bible on the same basis that other books have been banned. American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression News and updates on matters of free speech, book banning and related issues for booksellers. Look Out, Harry Potter: Book Banning Heats Up This article from Education World explores the issue of book banning with a special focus on the Rowling's Harry Potter books, and includes a set of resources for establishing procedures in school systems to handle challenges to popular books. Banning Books from the Classroom: How To Handle Cries for Censorship This informative article from education World is mainly aimed at teachers, but it is useful for anyone concerned with book banning and censorship in schools. Challenges to school materials are a common occurrence. How should such challenges be handled? How can they be avoided? Banned Books A bookstore and resource for information about censorship and book banning. |
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