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

[Erin Kinney]

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Censorship in Schools and Libraries" exhibit available for Banned Books
Week * September 29 * October 6, 2007
 
The Long Island Coalition Against Censorship is an association of 22
educational and community organizations (16 are public libraries and
professional library organizations * including the Nassau County
Library Association). 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 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 $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
 
Note: If you are planning to display the exhibit during Banned Books
Week, please contact us by Friday, September