Please see the message below for some great resources from ALSC for #BannedBooksWeek. Additional resources can be found here: http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek

 

Cathy Lancaster

 

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan

517-335-8129

517-373-5700 f

LancasterC5@michigan.gov

 

 

From: alsc-l-request@lists.ala.org [mailto:alsc-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Kristin Pekoll
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Subject: [alsc-l] Banned Books Week in 5 Days

 

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ALA Banned Books Week

 

 

Banned Books Week is in 5 Days! 

Countdown: 5 more days until Banned Books Week!

Save the Date

September 25th - October 1st, 2016

 

  • Add this Twibbon to your profile picture to show that you STAND UP FOR THE RIGHT TO READ!
  • For Banned Website Awareness Day, Dr. Audrey Church (2016-2017 AASL president and professor of school librarianship at Longwood University, VA) and Lauren Mabry (current member of the AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning Committee, a past member of the AASL Banned Websites Awareness Day Committee, and a 2009 ALA Spectrum Scholar) will write on the connection between censoring books and filtering online resources.
  • Battling Bannings: Authors Discuss Intellectual Freedom and the Freedom to Read - A free webinar with SAGE Publishing on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. CST. Join authors Jessica Herthel (I Am Jazz), Christine Badacchino (Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress) and Wendy Doniger (The Hindus) as they share their stories of censorship. Register to reserve your spot.
  • "A Night of Silenced Voices" - Seven bookstores across the country are celebrating diversity and Banned Books Week with open mic events on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
  • Contribute to the Banned Books Week conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #BannedBooksWeek.

 

 Explore past Banned Books Reminders

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