Oregon Libraries and Bookstores Celebrate the Freedom to Read Banned Books Week

Oregon Library Association Oregon Association of Oregon School Libraries Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse ACLU of Oregon Every year – the last week in September

Do you want some yellow “I Read Banned Books” buttons? Participate in the Oregon Celebration of the Freedom to Read during Banned Books Week with a display or other activity. Send your name, e-mail address, phone number, library name and address to Candace Morgan [email protected]. The buttons are provided free to Oregon libraries and bookstores by the ACLU of Oregon. Do you want a list of the books that were challenged in Oregon from 1979 – 2011? Download an annotated list of titles from the ACLU of Oregon including date, reason for the challenge, outcome and type of library. Information compiled from the American Library Association, the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse and news reports. The list is updated as information becomes available. http://www.aclu-or.org/bannedbooks Do you want ideas for celebrating Banned Books Week in your library? Go to the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse: http://oregon.gov/OSL/LD/intellectual.shtml Do you know what the greatest threat to our liberties is? Ignorance of the rights protected by the Bill of Rights in both the U.S. and Oregon Constitutions. As school librarians you can help inform and educate the next generation of library users.

Celebrate the Freedom to Read in Oregon during Banned Books Week and all year long!