February 20-26, 2005 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada. For the last twenty years,
the Freedom of Expression Committee of the Book and Periodical Council has asserted
that "freedom of expression is a fundamental right of all Canadians, and freedom to
read is part of that precious heritage." For more information on this topic which
includes background on banned books go to their website: www.freedomtoread.ca
On this same topic -- I would like to know how other Catholic schools deal with
this whole issue. I would very much like to promote freedom to read but am
apprehensive about getting challenged that certain books would not be deemed
"appropriate for a Catholic school". An example of my experience here is that last
year I was told to remove the Left Behind series from our library because they were
"anti-Catholic". Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Heather Henry <heatherutc@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I have a student researching banned books for a Social
Studies Fair project. We were looking for any
information on the history of banned books, how books
are challenged, and the process of getting a book
banned. If anyone has any research on this topic(pro
or con) and/or your school's or district's policy we
would greatly appeciate it? Thanks in advance
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Heather M. Henry
Library Media Specialist
Musselman Middle School
105 Pride Ave (**Note the address change**)
Bunker Hill, WV 25413
heatherutc@yahoo.com
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Marian Poyner
Teacher Librarian
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Stittsville, ON K2S 1X4 Canada
Marian_Poyner@occdsb.on.ca
"If you were setting out a balanced meal for a learner, the school library media
program would be part of the main course, not the butter on the bread." (Lance &
Loertscher, 2003)
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