The Morgan Hill Library, the Friends of the Library, and
BookSmart bookstore are working together to celebrate our freedom
to read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 20-27.
The Morgan Hill Library, the Friends of the Library, and BookSmart bookstore are working together to celebrate our freedom to read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 20-27.
This year’s theme is “Open Books for Open Minds.”
This month the Morgan Hill Library will have a Banned Books Week display, where patrons can enter a drawing to win a $50 gift certificate to Booksmart bookstore. The drawing is sponsored by the Friends of the Morgan Hill Library .
The display will also feature books that have been challenged or banned during 2002. All books will be available for check out. Patrons can also browse the display for information about the First Amendment, the freedom to read, and Banned Books Week.
Those who prefer to own their favorite challenged and banned books will want to visit Booksmart’s Banned Books Week display, which will run Sept. 20-27.
In 2002, the most frequently challenged authors were J.K. Rowling, Judy Blume, Robert Cormier, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Stephen King, Lois Duncan, S.E. Hinton, Alvin Schwartz, Maya Angelou, Roald Dahl and Toni Morrison.
The 10 most challenged books of 2002 were:
• The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling.
• The Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
• The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.
• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou.
• Taming the Star Runner by S.E. Hinton.
• Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey.
• Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
• Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
• Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor.
• Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George.
More information about Banned Books Week can be found on the American Library Association website at http://www.ala.org/bbooks.
Questions and suggested topics for At the Library, which appears in Tuesday editions, should be directed to Nancy Howe, community librarian, at nh***@**********************ca.us or by calling 779-3196.
