[LM_NET] Censorship in Libraries Exhibit Available

[Carrie Gardner <carrieif@AOL.COM>]

Censorship 
in Schools and Libraries" exhibit available for Banned Books Week – the last 
week in September.


 


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, you might wish to 
consider displaying the new edition of our exhibit, “Censorship in Schools and 
Libraries.”


 


The 
2009 edition of 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, is in the new edition. 
A significant addition is the censorship of Vamos a Cuba which is 
currently being challenged In federal court. U.S. Supreme Court decisions 
including the landmark Island Trees book ban
ning case are part of the 
exhibit.


 


 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 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. We request payment by check within 
30 days after you receive the exhibit. If you need any additional 
information our e-mail address is coalcen1@verizon.net or call (516) 
944-9799.


 


Donald 
Parker, Co-coordinator, LI Coalition Against Censorship


 


 


 


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