Huntingtown High School Library Media Center

Saturday

Celebrate YOUR freedom to read!


What do Huckleberry Finn, Captain Underpants, and Harry Potter all have in common? They rank in the American Library Association's list of top 100 most challenged books this decade. Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week, September 25-October 2, 2010. Stop by the HHS Media Center to check out an old favorite or a new book from our "We're With The Banned" display.

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Friday

Banned Books Week... September 27-October 1, 2008

Why 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 precious democratic freedom for granted."
**American Library Association



D0 you know??
Do you know which book was challenged the most in 2007? Find out why books are challenged, and the most challenged books of 2007 by clicking here.

For more information on intellectual freedom click here:
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oif

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