{"id":5040,"date":"2004-09-30T13:17:04","date_gmt":"2004-09-30T17:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/09\/30\/read-any-banned-books-lately\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:23","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:23","slug":"read-any-banned-books-lately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/09\/30\/read-any-banned-books-lately\/","title":{"rendered":"read any banned books lately?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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see the ALA\/BBW <\/FONT>children<\/FONT><\/A>‘s poster . . .<\/FONT><\/EM> \"bbw2004\"  <\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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This is <\/FONT>Banned Books Week<\/FONT><\/A>, and a good time to be thankful for our freedom of expression and<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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vigilant in guarding that right.   Of course, our right to read or write a book is greater than our right<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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to have that book available at a public library. The American Library Association’s theme for BBW 2004 <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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is <\/FONT>Elect to Read a Banned Book<\/STRONG>.   Find out more about banned and challenged books <\/FONT>here<\/FONT><\/A>. <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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\"bbw2004ya\" . . . see the ALA <\/EM>young adult<\/A><\/EM> poster<\/EM><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Since the weblog world loves<\/FONT><\/A> lists<\/FONT><\/A>, why not let us know how many of the most-<\/FONT>challenged books <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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since 1990 you have read? [Only six for me.]   Click here<\/A> to see the top twenty from 1990 – 2000<\/STRONG><\/EM> (the ALA <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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lists <\/FONT>the top 100), and this year, plus <\/FONT>the reasons for the challenges.<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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