when visiting the detroit public library
m is shocked to find that books
have been banned in the past
and learns a huge lesson.
—
“censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.”
-laurie halse anderson, Speak
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Love that M got to see and learn. Our library always has a display during banned books week.
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the visual really helps it to hit home –
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Excellent lesson.
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i think so too –
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Great lesson for us all to revisit.
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yes, and to really learn from it –
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Let’s hope that that piece of history doesn’t repeat itself.
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absolutely –
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Love this. <3
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<3
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Yes, Beth, people try to make our reading decisions for us. Awful! Libraries won’t stand for it.
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You guys are at the front
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I am so glad you helped your grandson to see a group of fine literature which had been on the banned books list by small minded (not sure if they were “holier than thou?”) members of our not that long ago society. We may still have those people out there, sad to say. . . :(
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Yes, it was eye opening for him
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We are in a time when we must be wary of censorship of any kind, our books, our speech, and our free press.
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Yes yes yes
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He must have been surprised to see Harry Potter on the shelf. Adults afraid of words. I don’t even know how to think about that.
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Yes, it’s one of his very favorites. He just couldn’t fathom the concept
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I’m with him. I don’t get it either.
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Crazy
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I love this!
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His reaction was amazing to see
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Yes, it was.
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Thank you for this excellent post!
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My pleasure
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Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
This is an excellent post from KSBeth about censorship! Thanks to her for the post and from the ULS, the Underground Library Society.
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A coffee house here in Chattanooga once had a gallery of photos of banned authors on display as you entered the shop. It was pretty cool.
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That does sound cool-
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So true. A great lesson.
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one of those life lessons that makes the most impact firsthand –
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💕💖💕💖💕
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<3
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A great lesson (and a time I hope never returns). It’s so nice to see someone else still visits their library! :)
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Oh, yes to both)
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I love the quote you included.
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Thanks
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I recently read two kids books, George, and go tell it on the mountain, that were banned! I couldn’t believe they were actually banned! It seemed ridiculous to me.
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it is amazing to think about, isn’t it?
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It really years 😗
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