October 11th is Let Freedom Read Day! You can celebrate by reading a book that someone tried to censor at Jefferson-Madison Regional Library. Here are a few to consider: Mr. Watson’s Chickens by Jarrett Dapier and illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi Great for any readers who love humor and illustrations that are packed with interesting details. […]
Jacob’s Missing Book by Sarah & Ian Hoffman, illustrated by Chris Case “Jacob adores “the penguin book”…but it’s missing! Later, his classmate Emily, who has two dads, wants to show the book to Noah, but their teacher explains that “some people are unhappy with the books we have in our library.” Jacob knows it’s because […]
It’s Banned Book Week! These two books are exemplary fictional explorations on the subject of book banning. Both book includes reference to real-life book bans, which creates the potential for an ongoing reading list. Often humorous and propulsive these books would make for great classroom or family read-alouds at any time throughout the year. Ban […]
As I wrote about last week, Oct 5th through 11th is Banned Book Week; a week where libraries and other organizations invested in the first amendment celebrate the books that have been banned in the past and push back against attempts to censor books. As part of the week, I interviewed Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s Director, […]
Banned Book Week is Oct 5th to Oct 11th. As they do each year, ALA has published the top ten most challenged books of 2024. With book challenges and bans on the rise, nationally, I was interested in what we are experiencing locally. Via the JMRL contact form, I asked about book challenges at our […]
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