BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read September 30, 2021 at 5:30 – 7:00 pm EST Presented by: SCARLA (The Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association), LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association), and Rutgers–New Brunswick Libraries Banned Books Week, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read promoted … Read More
Banned and challenged books receive a great deal of attention from librarians, the champions of freedom of speech. Books We Read partnered with several other groups for Banned Books Week in 2020. In an introduction to banned books, we were tempted to sort them into categories based on the grounds for the ban or challenge: … Read More
This semester, I just so happen to be taking a course dedicated to young adult (YA) literature taught by Banned Books Week read-in speaker Dr. Aronson. In our class, we critically analyze books and the effect they have on a young reader. We have already read quite a few banned or challenged books. As we … Read More
By Nancy Kranich, Special Projects Librarian, RU New Brunswick Libraries, Lecturer, School of Communication and Information The freedom to read is one of our most basic freedoms in a democratic society. Throughout history, people have tried to ban books. More banning would occur without librarians, teachers, journalists and others speaking out to defend our freedom to … Read More
Zines are a unique subculture which has emerged around making and collecting as a powerful tool representing creative, low-cost, DIY means of self-expression and idea sharing. In libraries, zines are a creative way to learn about visual culture, open-access, visual literacy, information literacy, self-expression, problem solving, and more. Making zines with images from rare and … Read More
Word-for-word translation fails the reader trying to grasp the word samizdat, a term in use since about 1966. Literally meaning “self-published,” самиздат originates from Russian (am, “self,” and izdatelstvo, “publishing”) and it refers to the underground publication and circulation of articles or books with political views in stark contrast to the party line. In countries … Read More
On October 1st, the Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association (SCARLA) and the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) here at Rutgers held a virtual banned books “read-in.” Our own Jennifer Coffman was a lead organizer, and the rest of the team here at Books We Read joined students, faculty, and staff for … Read More
We at Books We Read will also be reading banned books at: BANNED: A Virtual Banned Books Read-Out & Discussions on the Freedom to Read October 1, 2020 at 4:30 – 6:00pm EST Presented by: SCARLA (The Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association), Rutgers–New Brunswick Libraries, LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association), and … Read More