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 | From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor This week is officially designated as National Banned Books Week. To celebrate, I plan on reading whatever the heck I want, no matter what my Mom (or anyone else's Mom) says. | |
Banned Books Week 2010
Banned Books Week, also known as "It's Not the First Amendment by Accident, Sillies" Week, is an annual celebration of the American Library Association. It's been going on for almost thirty years, and it's a great excuse to be a big-time rebel and read some books that someone somewhere thinks you oughtn't.
| Top 10 Banned Classics
I remember being in 10th grade and reading The Scarlet Letter, which we were promised was "so exciting that it has been banned from many schools and libraries." This was either a ploy by my English teacher to get us to read the book or some people are far too easily excited.
| How to Save Books from Banning
Say the easily-excited folks get themselves organized and try to ban The Scarlet Letter from your local library. What can you do, other than giggle at them behind your hand?
| Should Children's Books be Censored?
But should children's books be censored? Some would say that we protect our children from many things, so why not books with objectionable content. Others would say that only a parent should censor a child's reading. Still others would encourage children to read anything and everything. If they should be banned, when? And by whom? Our readers chime in!
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