tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post6596703995342164383..comments2024-03-18T09:38:30.644-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: It's A Free Country!Kay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-30884658346550766402011-10-21T21:42:48.222-04:002011-10-21T21:42:48.222-04:00Thank you for your comment! Did I also read that o...Thank you for your comment! Did I also read that other cities do this also? What a great idea! Thank goodness for all those who fight for books.<br />Just looked at your blog. Your little girl is precious! Cherish every moment, time goes by so quickly!Kay G.http://www.georgiagirlwithanenglish.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-67591643175983919752011-10-21T13:29:35.648-04:002011-10-21T13:29:35.648-04:00Here in San Francisco we have a whole week to cele...Here in San Francisco we have a whole week to celebrate books that have been "challenged", banned, etc., with events where folks read from those books in public places. It's awesome. http://www.bannedbythebay.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-54539947457104221942011-09-25T08:40:41.889-04:002011-09-25T08:40:41.889-04:00Oops, left out the apostrophe.
It is www.lesley&...Oops, left out the apostrophe. <br />It is www.lesley'sbooknook.blogspot.comKayhttp://www.georgiagirlwithanenglishheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-62125779657524225032011-09-25T08:35:42.942-04:002011-09-25T08:35:42.942-04:00Librarian,
I agree with you completely. It amazes ...Librarian,<br />I agree with you completely. It amazes me every year when someone wants to ban a book...I said that about Catcher In the Rye in jest, but there really are people who are able to get books taken off library shelves so as to "protect" the children. Lesley's post was due to Sept.24- Oct.1 being "Banned Books Week" which highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or ATTEMPTED bannings of books across the U.S. "Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it". <br />Look at this www.bannedbooksweek.org<br />and if that doesn't take you there, you should find it in a search engine...<br />You can also get there from Lesley's blog..www.lesleysbooknook.blogspot.com<br /><br />I appreciate your comment so much... every single person who has ever tried to ban a book should read what you just wrote!!!Kayhttp://www.georgiagirlwithanenglishheart.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-56430828625276356322011-09-25T03:28:43.059-04:002011-09-25T03:28:43.059-04:00Comming from Germany, a country where not that man...Comming from Germany, a country where not that many decades ago, books were burnt, artwork was banned and people were murdered by the millions simply because they did not fit the "great scheme" of things, I am extremely cautious when it comes to censorship in any form. Some is, I agree, necessary IN A CONTEXT - for instance, a parent will for good reason censor what their child reads, watches on the telly and accesses on the internet. But a state-imposed censorhip directed against books that express a different religious, moral or political outlook - no, a fervent NO!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com