[net.books] Banned Book Week

slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) (09/13/85)

>From Paul Hoefling:

>September 16-22 is National Banned Book Week.
>
>National Banned Book Week is sponsored by the American Association of
>Libraries, various publisher's organizations, author's organizations,
>etc.
>
>Banned books include such classics as Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer
>(racist), Shakespeare (sexual language, etc.), the dictionary (wouldn't
>want kids looking up all that foul stuff, would we ?), the Bible (various
>offenses).

Let's all celebrate by reading a banned book.  Try to pick one that's been
attacked in your own community, if possible.

Or, if you have the money, give copies away in schoolyards.

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