Independent bookstores don’t have the space to carry every title, but they celebrate your freedom to read. This week, many stores created displays to raise awareness of censorship through Banned Books Week (September 23-29, 2018).
From University Book Store in Seattle:
We’re with the Banned. In celebration and anticipation of 2018’s top 10 banned books, we’re sharing some of our favorite banned/challenged books from over the decades.
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Offensive, vulgar, and promotes controversial racial and political issues.Check out more banned books from over the decades here: https://bit.ly/2NpQh7J
Bob’s Beach Books in Lincoln City, OR, went all-out with their Banned Book Week windows. When they posted photos to social media, conversations started.
—Who would ban Maurice Sendak??
—I was thinking the same thing? What In the Night Kitchen? Why?
–Cartoon nudity! The little boy is naked in parts of the book.
–Silverstein? Really?
Bob’s Beach Books : This one at a couple of places in Oregon (I only wrote out one on the slip), plus in numerous other states. “Challenged at the Eagle Point School District. Reason: exposes children to frightening or gory material. Retained.”, “Challenged at the Salem-Keizer Public Schools. Reason: Some poems may provoke children to act in opposition to family taught behavior & values. Retained.”