Tag Archives: Banned Book Week

Looking For Alaska by John Green

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Readers, “Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance.”                                                                                                                    ― Lyndon B. Johnson This week is Banned Book Week as “celebrated” by the American Library Association (ALA). I do take time each year … Continue reading →

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Children’s Books that have been Banned or Challenged

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Carol Early Cooney

  Children’s books seem to hold a place near and dear to censor’s hearts. Most books that people try to remove either from libraries or reading lists are because an adult has found the book either sexually explicit or they … Continue reading →

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There Was This Book I Didn’t Like…

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Carol Early Cooney

  Did you ever think a book should be banned? Last night over dinner, the man of my dreams and I were discussing Banned Book Week and To Kill a Mockingbird. I happened to mention that I noticed a book … Continue reading →

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