Boston Public Library

Why are books banned? Why are books banned or challenged? There are many ways a book can be challenged or banned. A book can be banned or challenged by violence or negativity which means that books that include violence are censored. Some books have been deemed for negative or depressing features. As well as being banned by the profanity, racial issues. By examining the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, and reading over the racial issues and the work of violence that is implemented into this book, I…

other reasons. Some books are based off of real life complications, such as, family problems, drug or alcohol addictions, and many more drawbacks we face in the real world. Jodi Picoult's book, My Sister’s Keeper, should not be banned in High School libraries because it teaches students about the obstacles one has to overcome in order to achieve independence. To begin with, Banned books are books that are censored for the good of the people. They are censored mostly for young adults and…

We shuffled through the library trying to find the perfect book until we came across the book, “Stella Luna”. The book fit all the children’s requests and it is one of my personal favorites as well. Before making my final choice, I referred back to the article “Understanding Children’s…

collective sentiments rather than simple mirrors of objective conditions (Hilgartner and Bosk 1988, p. 54). They are also putative conditions or situations that are labeled problems in the arenas of public discourse and action (Hilgartner and Bosk 1988, p. 55). The theoretical propositions that are key in the public arenas model are the preliminaries, carrying capacity, dynamics of competition, principles of selection, feedback, and communities of operatives. The Michael Brown incident in…

Libraries should not be allowed to ban books from schools because some people find the books inappropriate for containing religious beliefs, homosexuality, offensive language and sexually explicit scenes or descriptions (Lopez). If books can be sold and produce then they should be allowed in libraries. Some books could even educate not only kids but also adults. Everyone has the right to read what they want to read when they are at the library. There is also one week a month that is referred to…

Why is “Of Mice and Men” banned? Books are banned for many reasons, but why are they banned? Books are banned and challenged when someone or a group of people have an issue with the content of the book. A book that is on the banned book list is “Of Mice and Men”. There is controversy about whether this book should be banned. In my opinion it should be because of the racism, violence, and explicit language. racism although isn't the main reason this book is banned it has a major factor. For…

The Toronto Public library is a resource facility that gives people access to free books, programs, computers, and more. To use these services, you must live, work, or attend school in Toronto or pay a fee.The picture I used shows one of the 100 library branches in the city. The Toronto Police Service protects and serves the city of Toronto in Canada. Their job is to be present and help in any crimes or emergencies that occur throughout the city. The photo shows one of the vehicles, officers…

“The boyfriend” by; R.L STINE research paper by:jessica locke “The boyfriend” is a book to entertain. The book was not made to scare kids it is made for fun. three reasons this book is banned or challenged is of some parents,because people think it's to scary for kids,and because there's too much violence in r.l stines books. I don't believe the book should be completely banned. Although some of r.l. stine books should be challenged in Elementary Schools. R.l. stine books are…

continued my internship at Eva K. Bowlby Public Library. However, this semester, my internship was a paid internship. I mainly worked in the Literacy Department this semester. Last semester, the two directors of the Literacy Department left their positions, so the Library Director took applications to fill their spots. However, she only found one person suitable for the job. Because of this, she asked me if I would want more responsibility within the library. I accepted the position as Assistant…

As a third grader, I scarcely found pleasure in reading anything except books accommodating fairies. Otherwise, I couldn’t sit still long enough to get through the first chapter. Through school so far, we hadn’t done a significant amount of independent reading, but fourth grade was a fresh year with brand new expectations. I sauntered into fourth grade without a worry in sight, hoping to continue my weekly reads of The Rainbow Fairies. However, fourth grade wasn’t how I imagined. When it came…