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Memorial Library Supplies Free ‘Slaughterhouse Five’ After Book Ban
The board of a high school in Republic, Missouri has voted to remove Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five and Sarah Ockler’s Twenty Boy Summer from the shelves. In response, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library is offering to send a total of …
Burned at the stake
Apparently, the days of burning have not faded into history. Earlier this year, the West Bend Citizens for Safe Libraries have petitioned their local library to remove a selection of books from their shelves. Among them is a book by …
Educational book on Cuba banned
After the case was originally dismissed, a 2-1 majority opinion of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the claim by Miami-Dade County School Board that they were in their right to remove Vamos a Cuba by Alta Schreier, …
Literary freedom takes a hit
Every once in a while, I am amazed when I hear about literary freedom being compromised. However, I am astonished if it happens in my own city. The BBC reports on the cancellation of a reading and book signing that …
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