Imagine not being able to find some of your favorite books on the shelf. Or you hear about a controversial new book and you go straight to the library to check it out so you can find out for yourself. And it is not available.
It seems that the current Republican candidate for Vice President once considered banning books from her local library.
The NYTimes published an article about Sarah Palin on 9/3/08 which stated that...
"Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and Wasilla residents said, Ms. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of banning some books, though she never followed through and it was unclear which books or passages were in question."
click link for complete article
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03wasilla.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
so be sure to:
Celebrate the Freedom to Read - September 27–October 4, 2008
http://bannedbooksweek.org/
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