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University of Pretoria Library’s September Project

Posted in academic library, banned books on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

We recently received an email from Fatima Darries, Faculty Library Leader of Economic and Management Science at Merensky Library at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Fatima writes: Dear Colleagues, Rather late than never, I would like to tell you about the Library of the University of Pretoria’s September Project. September is heritage month [...]

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banned books and an introduction

Posted in banned books, banned books week on September 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

As many of you know, David and I have been preoccupied with things a bit more cute and cuddly than the September Project… the birth of our daughter. While I haven’t had time to blog on the site, I have had time to reflect upon all of the incredible work libraries do each day in [...]

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Gear up early for Banned Books Week

Posted in banned books on June 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

“Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.” —Article 3, Library Bill of Rights It’s difficult to imagine a world without F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye or John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. These classics have several things in common: [...]

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banned books, a September Project event

Posted in author readings, banned books, banned books week, book display, tagged , on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Over the past five years, many libraries have organized September Project events around Banned Books Week (September 27–October 4). There’s plenty of books to choose from, and some libraries have organized events, others designed displays, and some even held theatrical events. But have any ever focused on the books that were challenged in their state? [...]

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September Project events in Portland, Oregon

Posted in author readings, banned books, banned books week, discussion, public library, public talk, voter education, tagged , , , , , on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Interim Central Library Director Candy Bertelson recently posted to the project listserv to share what Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon is doing for their September Project, Banned Books Week, Freedom to Read, and the 2008 Election. Their events include: Writers Talking: Join Jewel Lansing who will discuss her book Portland: People, Politics, and Power, [...]

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combining events at mildred johnson library

Posted in academic library, banned books, constitution day, displays, north dakota on September 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »

we recently heard from karen chobot, director of mildred johnson library at north dakota state college of science. they are smartly combining three events into one big september project. from karen: “Just wanted to let you know what we have been doing here in Wahpeton. We are a small staff at a small school, and [...]

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