[Publib] adult level challenged books

[BookBitch]

I love doing banned books displays but I'm not allowed
to anymore because I was told that it has a "negative
connotation."  Duh.  So instead, I'm doing a display
called "Celebrate Your Freedom To Read", which was
deemed acceptable (thank you ALA) and found this list
through Google book search:

"To Kill a Mockingbird. Of Mice and Men. The Great
Gatsby. 1984.  It's hard to imagine a world without
these extraordinary literary classics, but every year
there are hundreds of attempts to remove great books
from libraries and schools. In fact, according to the
American Library Association, 42 of 100 books
recognized by the Radcliffe Publishing Course as the
best novels of the 20th century have been challenged
or banned. 

Google Book Search is our effort to expand the
universe of books you can discover, and this year
we're joining libraries and bookstores across the
country to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Banned
Books Week – a nationwide initiative to help people
learn about and explore banned books. You can start by
browsing these 42 classics – books we couldn't be more
pleased to highlight."

http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/

Hope this helps.

Stacy Alesi
Library Name *Censored*
Boca Raton, Florida
& MLIS student at USF

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Cynthia Rosser 
> To: Libref-L at listserv.kent.edu
> Cc: publib at webjunction.org
> Sent: 9/24/2007 8:58:09 AM 
> Subject: [Publib] adult level challenged books
> 
> 
> Has anyone made a list of the adult/high school
> reading level challenged books? I've got the ALA 100
> Most Challenged books list, but most are for
> children or grade school/middle school age readers.
> I'm working on a display for adult/high school
> readers for Banned Book Week. 
> Currently I'm going through the ALA list & marking
> the ones that I know are adult reading level but I'm
> afraid I may miss one or two due to unfamiliarity
> with the title.
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. 
> Cindy Rosser 
> Reference Librarian 
> Waco-McLennan County Library 
> 1717 Austin Avenue 
> Waco, TX  76701 
> 254-750-5957 
> cynthiar at ci.waco.tx.us >
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