[LM_NET] Fw: Censorship exhibit for Banned Books Week

[Rita Kaikow <ritak@I-2000.COM>]

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 L.I. School Media 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 or classroom 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@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 21st.

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