book burning Archives

Fla. Teens Write on the Dangers of Book-Burning

By Acacia O'Connor|2019-03-15T17:23:54-04:00April 30th, 2013|Blog|

For the last few months, the West Palm Beach Library Foundation in Florida has been hosting the travelling exhibition Banned and Burned: Literary Censorship and the Loss of Freedom from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. In addition, the Library asked students in the area to make their voices heard in their first-ever essay contest. The theme? Literary censorship. The Library Foundation recently [...]

Free speech advocates make some noise, and books will remain on shelves in West Bend

By Hannah Mueller|2024-08-02T16:45:53-04:00June 4th, 2009|Blog|

The West Bend, Wisconsin public library battle finally ended Tuesday with the best decision possible. The Library Board voted unanimously to keep the challenged books on the shelves, “without removing, relocating, labeling, or otherwise restricting access,” according to the West Bend Daily News. An inspiring demonstration of support for free speech among West Bend community members influenced the decision. Last [...]