This week (Sept 20-Oct 6) is Banned Books Week. While I don't completely agree with ALA's stance on "censorship," it makes a great excuse for the library to have some fun activities and challenge the students (and faculty) to think about what censorship and freedom mean.
Based on the Unshelved comic week-long series that was orginally run in 2003 and is being re-run this week, we are letting our patrons ban any book that they want. The library started out by pulling from our collection the books that were on ALA's most challenged list for last decade. Those books made up about half a shelf on the cart. Since then, the students have banned everything from the Bible to the novels written by the college's chancellor. We now have over 3 shelves on our cart filled with "banned" books.
We've also done three different trivia challenges this week.
Tomorrow, we are having a drawing for those students that participated by banning a book or turning in a trivia challenge.
Students are having fun!
This morning, AC called in sick and was on her way to Urgent Care. Around mid-morning, she called to say she was back home, but definitely wouldn't be in today and probably not tomorrow. She was making some follow-up doctors appointments.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Banned Books Week
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What were some of the trivia challenges? (yeah, yeah. I know I could ask you at home, but I think others would be interested!)
And just to clarify... the "banned books" are returned to the shelves at the end of the week? Yes? No?
Yes, the "banned books" are returned to the shelves.
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