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Banned Books Week 2010: 10 Selections From This Year's List
By David Knowles - AOL News(Sept 27) -- To commemorate what it calls "Banned Books Week," the American Library Association is encouraging citizens to read a work of literature that has either been banned or restricted in some fashion. Over the years, authors ranging from Mark Twain to William Faulkner to J.K. Rowling have all had their works singled out as being unworthy or inappropriate for general consumption, and the ALA keeps a running tally. Surge Desk has some of the highlights from the 2009-2010 list. 1. Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Author: Merriam-Webster Editorial Staff Where complaint was made: ...
The Death of the Library: Read It and Weep
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyI walked into my local public library in London the other day and got a rude shock. All of my favorite librarians were gone. They'd been replaced by machines. Where the circulation desk once stood -- manned by a friendly soul with whom I'd chat about politics or the weather or the latest London Review of Books -- I now swiped my library card and pushed a button that said "borrow" or "return." They'd also done some remodeling. This particular branch sits in an elegant 1930s building located in the garden of the house where the poet John Keats wrote his "Ode to a Nightingale." The main room -- ...
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