Banned Books Week 2014

Celebrating our Freedom to Read anything we choose! View as you enter the library. Poster is from ALA. This was a fun display to put together. I used caution tape, a poster from ALA, and a cute graphic I found on Google (shown below graphic found here) . Poster made for the top of the display shelves. On one side of the display I posted a list of the top 100 banned books from 2000-2009. Lists found here. I also posted this explanation that is from an article I wrote for our newsletter. What is banned books week?           Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. This year it is held September 21-27, it highlights the value of free and open access to information.           We would like to celebrate the freedom to read by displaying several books that have been challenged across the nation. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group.  Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice. And, YES, these books do check out. Celebrate your freedom to read and check one out today. View of shelf and bookmarks that match the poster. View from the front. Side with lists and explanation.