Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week

Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 09.29.2009 | Books


It's Banned Books Week and the American Library Association is celebrating by posting an interactive map showing the books that have been banned aroun...

Banned Books Week: Still Needed in the U.S.

Joan E. Bertin | Posted 09.28.2009 | Media


Joan E. Bertin

What we oppose is the effort of one parent or a group of parents to make decisions about what other people's children may read.

A Poem Highlights Banned Books Week

John Lundberg | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living


John Lundberg

This week is Banned Books Week here in the U.S., an event sponsored primarily by the American Library Association (ALA) to draw attention to recent acts (and attempted acts) of book banning.

Farewell to Judith Krug, Champion for Intellectual Freedom

Patricia Martin | Posted 05.15.2009 | Chicago


Patricia Martin

Ever vigilant about protecting Americans' Constitutional rights, Krug liked to snuff out First Amendment powder kegs before they exploded in people's faces.

Judith Krug, Founder Of Banned Books Week, Dies

AP | Posted 05.14.2009 | Chicago


EVANSTON, Ill. — Judith Krug, a director of the Chicago-based American Library Association and a founder of its Banned Books Week, has died. She...