One of us...

I found this blog for another library school's intellectual freedom class (of particular interest to me because I'm currenly enrolled in a similar course). But this is a post by one of the students about book censorship,

http://libintellectualfreedom.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/book-censorship-and-intellectual-freedom/


The statistic that at least a book a day is challenged is sort of scary. And since the history of Anthony Comstock was so prevelent in the book Purity in Print, I especially liked the question about if interlibrary loans could fall subject to the 1873 Comstock laws. Something to think about the next time you order a book!

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K.L. Going

I was directed t the blog of K.L. Going, author of Fat Kid Rules the World. These posts in particular deal with responses and challenges to her book.

That's probably the best part about blogs, the direct intercourse between people. An author is able to connect to readers around the world, and learn the effect of their writing.

http://klgoing.wordpress.com/2007/03/

http://klgoing.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/another-book-challenge/#comments

The comments are amazing, so many different views are accounted for! People get so passionate about this subject. Book challenges are raised a few notches when kids are involved, it seems.