From The Huntsville Times Online – Huntsville, AL: Ban a great book, stifle a young mind Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Huntsville Times “ Once again, we have a parent objecting to a book on a school reading list for summer. This one got an amen from a member of the Huntsville Board of Education. Will the [...]
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GSLIS Seeks Nominations for Downs Intellectual Freedom Award June 9, 2008 The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois seeks nominations for the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award. The deadline for nominations is October 15, 2008. Given annually, the award acknowledges individuals or groups who have furthered the [...]
Khaleej Times Online >> News >> THE WORLD Egypt censors book fair (AFP) 28 January 2008 CAIRO – Egypt has banned a number of Western and secular books from the 40th Cairo International Book Fair, including works by Czech author Milan Kundera and Morocco’s Mohamed Choukri, publishers said on Monday. The Cairo book fair, the [...]
Printed from the Independent Weekly website: www.indyweek.com POSTED ON DECEMBER 19, 2007: Banned books, blank minds By Lisa Sorg In Fahrenheit 451, author Ray Bradbury imagined a future in which books were illegal, citizens watched TV on ginormous sets and listened to “Seashell Radio” attached to their ears. Fifty-four years after the novel was published, [...]
From the Toronto Star: Board widens ban on fantasy novels TheStar.com – GTA – Board widens ban on fantasy novels Halton Catholic rejects committee’s advice December 20, 2007 Daniel Girard Kristin Rushowy Education Reporters The Halton Catholic school board has rejected the recommendation of its book committee and banned the children’s fantasy novel The Golden [...]
