Report from the Read Out |
Author Sara Paretsky at the 2008 Banned Books Week Read-Out!During a gorgeous afternoon this past Saturday, over a thousand Chicagoans and visitors saw a wonderful event.The ALA Office for Intellectua...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:56:00 GMT |
Video Report from Banned Books Week Read-Out! |
AL Focus has a nifty short video up with clips from Saturday's Read-Out! Check it out!This report from the Banned Books Read-Out!, held September 29 in Chicago, features ALA President Loriene Roy and...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:16:00 GMT |
Banned Books Week progress report |
Well, it's been an exciting and successful Banned Books Week 2007 so far. Lots of great media coverage, and the events have been terrific.Saturday's Read-Out! in Chicago featured wonderful weather an...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:39:00 GMT |
Kent Oliver: An Eye on Censorship |
Kent Oliver, chair of ALA's Intellectual Freedom Committee, wrote an article in honor Banned Books Week, which starts tomorrow. The piece has been posted at I Love Libraries. As Kent writes:There ar...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:21:00 GMT |
Banned Books Week Read-Out! Event in Chicago |
For the 26th celebration of Banned Books Week, the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum and the Newberry Library are sponsoring a Banned Boo...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:24:00 GMT |
Find a BBW Event Near You! (Note: Must be able to read Pirate Talk) |
In honor of Talk Like A Pirate Day, the Office for Intellectual Freedom has allowed this year's Banned Books Week piratePirate Giverthe opportunity to introduce our new BWW Events Google Map:Ahoy Ma...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:27:00 GMT |
Celebrating Banned Books Week in the Virtual World |
This year, OIF is working with the Alliance Library System, Alliance Second Life Library, TAP Information Services and the new ALA membership group Virtual Communities and Libraries to provide an inte...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:26:00 GMT |
Banned Books Week Read-Out! Commercials |
Following up on our previous post about the Banned Books Week Read-Out, OIF has produced videos featuring three of our star attractions&151;Chris Crutcher, Robie Harris, and Carolyn Mackler&151;inviti...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:25:00 GMT |
Banned Books Week Web Badges |
Libraries, schools, and individual bloggers who would like to celebrate the freedom to read and help the American Library Association get the word out on Banned Books Week 2007 (September 29-October 6...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:19:00 GMT |
Aye, mateys . . . celebrate your freedom t’ read! |
Treasure your freedom to read September 29 through October 6 by displaying Banned Books Week materials at your library or bookstore. This year's materials feature the latest craze&151;Yarrr, Pirates! ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:55:00 GMT |
