[Conntech] FW: Exhibit - "Censorship in Schools and Libraries

[Janet Nocek]

This posting is on behalf of The Long Island Coalition against Censorship,
requested by Donald Parker.
 
 

Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit available for Banned Books Week
- September 27 - October 4, 2008.

 

The Long Island Coalition Against Censorship is an association of 22
educational and community organizations (16 are public libraries and
professional library organizations). The purpose of the Coalition is to
defend challenges to the First Amendment rights of public and school
libraries when there are efforts by individuals or groups to censor books
and other materials

 

In planning an exhibit for Banned Books Week in the fall or at another time
in 2008-2009, you might wish to consider displaying the new edition of our
exhibit, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries."

 

The exhibit presents 32 illustrations of censorship each one approximately
11" x 14" with accompanying text that is 11" x 14." The history of
censorship in public libraries and schools highlights incidents of
censorship that have occurred nationally during the last 150 years. Included
are descriptions of the censorship of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, In the
Night Kitchen, The Catcher in the Rye, and the novels of Judy Blume and
Chris Crutcher. The censorship of Susan Patron's novel, The Higher Power of
Lucky, which was awarded the Newbery Prize in 2007 is in the new edition.
U.S. Supreme Court decisions (including the landmark school case in the
Island Trees School District) and lower court decisions are an integral part
of the exhibit. 

 

The 2008 edition includes efforts to censor the popular Harry Potter's
children's books (Harry Potter books were burned in Alamogordo, New Mexico).
Besides new cases, there is an update of censorship incidents in school
libraries and classrooms that have occurred since 1990. Quality copies have
been reproduced which may be readily presented on posters or bulletin boards
in your library and then retained by you as a reference source. If your
space is limited, we suggest that you rotate the incidents of censorship
during the time the exhibit is on display. Excerpts from the exhibit are on
our web site  <http://www.the-licac.org/> www.the-licac.org. Click on
Exhibits, "Censorship in Schools and Libraries" (for a description of the
exhibit) and then Selected Cases. You may order the exhibit by e-mail or
sending a purchase order to the LI Coalition Against Censorship, PO Box 296,
Port Washington, N.Y. 11050. The cost of the exhibit including mailing
charges is $40.00 postpaid by check. If you need further information our
e-mail address is coalcen1 at verizon.net or call (516) 944-9799.

 

Donald Parker, Co-coordinator, LI Coalition Against Censorship

 

 

 

 

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