Brookings High School Library Keeps the Light On
For a week each September, school libraries and other types of libraries celebrate National Banned Books Week. The week spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and in schools. Each year plays on a different theme and this year's theme was “Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark: Keep the Light On.”
Check out this article from the Brookings Register about how high school teacher-librarian Jean Kirschenman worked with another educator to teach students about topics such as censorship, democracy, and the freedom to read.
Of course, this subject doesn't start and end in one week, to learn more about the topic of banned books and censorship visit ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom webpage.
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| ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ |
Spoiler alert: a cool breakout room activity was involved!
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| brookingsregister.com |
Of course, this subject doesn't start and end in one week, to learn more about the topic of banned books and censorship visit ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom webpage.
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| ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/bannedbooksweek/ |
