I have to say, this week has definitely been my favourite so far! I've been meaning to try making a list in Vision for awhile now, but have not got around to it. You can imagine how excited I was when I found out I had to do one for this training.
I decided to make a list of banned and challenged books, as this project coincides nicely with our upcoming Freedom to Read week. My initial plan was to make one list...I now have three. That should have been predictable, really. There are (unfortunately) just too many books out there that people have filed complaints against.
It was a little jarring to find one such complaint from my home county in Ontario, coincidentally from the year I was born. And the book in question? Why, it's that always disputed, never-ending controversial ...Canadian Poetry: the Modern Era. I have to admit, I did not see that one coming. Apparently, the complainant deemed it too anti-establishment. Well, we have it in our system, so onto the list it goes!
Here are my lists:
"Banned and Challenged YA Books"
"Les livres JA censurés"
"Banned and Challenged Adult Books / Les livres adultes censurés"
I'm surprised to find I have read almost all of those Banned and Challenged YA Books. Who knew my tastes were so controversial :) Excellent lists. Very useful for libraries who would like to make displays for Freedom to Read week.
ReplyDeleteThe lists of banned YA books never fail to surprise me...
ReplyDeleteHere are a few interactive webpages for anyone interested in counting the number of banned books they've read:
http://lib.calpoly.edu/books/banned/infographic.php
http://www.listchallenges.com/banned-and-challenged-classics-from-ala