Updated 11/20: Toy safety activist knows she has Obama's support (Skokie Review)20 Nov 2008
For the last five years, ever since her youngest son was nearly strangled while playing with a yo-yo water ball toy, Skokie resident Lisa Lipin has been working to get the item banned across the country. ...more

"A Great Idea at the Time": Molding the middle-class mind (Seattle Times)20 Nov 2008
"A Great Idea at the Time" is Alex Beam's rueful, witty look at the story of the Great Books, 54 fake-leather, eye-straining volumes by Western writers that made their way into millions of 1950s middle-class homes, and whose influence endures in surprising ways. ...more

Got books? (Wichita Falls Times Record News)20 Nov 2008
Wichita Falls High School and Rider High School may be athletic rivals, but when it comes to textbooks, both earned the dubious distinction of being the biggest losers. ...more

Economy affects student spending (Daily Illini)20 Nov 2008
As the economic downturn continues to drag on, some University students are starting to feel the negative consequences. The effects are as diverse as the people that they affect. The changing economy has caused students on campus to alter their spending habits. ...more

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Special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. read all

ALA | Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this ... read all

Banned Books On-Line
A list of some great works of literature that have been banned at some point. read all

WUOT Podcasts: Banned Books
Banned Books. From James Joyce's "Ulysses", to Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses", certain books have caused uproars of indignity. Over the years, many were forbidden to be sold ... read all

List of banned books - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an incomplete list , which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. read all

List of banned books - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Many societies have banned certain books. This is a partial list of books which have been banned . Various scriptures have been banned (and sometimes burned ) at several points in ... read all

Banned Books
Books Banned in the United States. A Public Service Report from Adler & Robin Books. Back to Main Page FAQ on Book Publishing. An all too common pastime in the United States is ... read all

Banned books [OCLC - Complete list - 2005]
49 ... 2005 Banned books. This is an updated list of the titles that both made it to the OCLC Top 1000 list and have been banned according to the 4 volumes in the Banned Books: read all

Banned Books - Censorship
Great works of literature have been banned: Ulysses, Candide, Fanny Hill, Moll Flanders, Canterbury Tales, The Arabian Nights, Leaves of Grass, Civil Disobedience, Frankenstein ... read all

Banned Books and Censorship -- A Closer Look at Book Banning
Every year, books in the U.S. and around the world are challenged. Some of the challenged books are banned, some aren't. The punishment for ignoring these bans range from almost ... read all