Banned Books Front and Center at Kirkwood Library
The Kirkwood Public Library encourages patrons to exercise their freedom to read during the American Library Association's Banned Books Week.
A banned books display in the Teen section of the Kirkwood Public Library (KPL) is a testament to the institution's anti-censorship convictions. The display that features challenged literature is a celebration of patrons' freedom to read as part of the American Library Association's (ALA) Banned Books Week that began Sept. 30 and ends Sept. 6. "The American Library Association does it every year. Some years we do a display and some years we don't. This year we came up with a creative idea of how to display it," said Sarah Erwin, the director of the Kirkwood Public Library. The display features popular books that have been challenged in the past like Animal Farm and Cather in the Rye. "We do it because the whole goal of a public library is …
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Owen Skoler
9:19 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
I think the display is great. Go KPL! What do you think of the 2011 list of most challenged books? Any reads surprise you? more ›