[WLA-All] Fwd: Censorship Exhibit Available for Banned Books Week

[Erin Kinney]

[Sorry in advance for any cross-posting] 

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Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit available for Banned
Books
Week.
 
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 2007-2008, 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 schools and libraries 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. 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 2007 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
libraries and classrooms that have occurred since 1990. Quality copies
have been reproduced which may be readily presented on poster boards
or
bulletin boards in your library and then retained 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" and excerpts. 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 $38.00 postpaid by check. For
further information our e-mail address is coalcen at juno.com or call
(516)
944-9799.
 
Donald Parker, Co-coordinator, LI Coalition Against Censorship