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September 30, 2003

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September 30, 2003

Week highlights
censorship of literature

Dennis Mikulich Mesa Legend

“100 Banned Books” was
displayed in the Elsner Library along with literature that has been censored throughout history.

The end of September also brings an end to the 2003 Banned Books Week. This annual event began in 1982 to promote intellectual freedom and remind Americans “not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted,” according to the American Library Association (ALA). Although most books today face “challenges” rather than direct banning, the threat to every person’s right to read is still present, the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom maintains. Among the most frequently challenged books for last year were the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, and Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.