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that you need, and you can only find it in that particular book. You’ve looked on the online database and find out that the book is in your universities library. You go to the library and ask for some help finding the book you need, however the librarian informs you that the book was recently banned. How is it that in a country that prides itself in freedom of speech and self expression, a book on a controversial issue has been banned? Does it not contradict what the

kindergarten through second grade families. This breakfast started at 7:15 in the morning and then went till school started in the library. I observed this breakfast for thirty minutes, from 7:15 to 7:45. At this event, there was a total of two teachers, two librarians, and the principal was there. There was a total of 45 families there when I was there and out of that number I counted 22 of them were parents. The point of the Title 1 Dr. Seuss breakfast was to get the parents and students to spend time

since that day the vampire bit me, and I was getting extremely bored, but ahead of me was the worst part, I would be required to go to school. I would generate a diverse plan so I could eat without people noticing my odd behavior. I would inquire the teacher if I can go to the library every other day, and from the library I would ordinarily smuggle books in my bag to eat for lunch. This is it, the first day of school. For breakfast we cooked up eggs, bacon, and hash browns. For some reason, my father

for someone to blame because my head hurts from trying to think, Carolyn (a library associate in the C. Burr Artz Public Library's Maryland Room) comes to mind if I'm struggling with something art related. The Emmitsburg Branch's Librarian Sue (a once-upon-a-time teacher of art history) and the Mad One (an artist who claims she ain't) follow close on Carolyn's heels for making my head hurt. (Carolyn tops the list only because she ordered me out of the local library for being disruptive, twice. Coincidentally

Censorship is a concept with several different meanings. To each individual censorship has its own meaning. Is it a violation of our rights or is it a protection for our well being? Censorship in the generic sense refers to the suppression of information, ideas, or opinions. It occurs in all forms of communication from technological media to print media. Each society, culture, or individual's belief is violated by the codes of censorship that our society instills. Book banning is a prime

TO READ OR NOT TO READ: THE IMPACT THAT LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARIES HAVE ON THE DECLINE IN READING AND LIBRARY SERVICES AS CHILDREN GROW UP By: Jessie A. Abraham Wayne State University   LITERATURE REVIEW The research question “what impact can librarians and libraries have on the decline in older children and teen use of library services and recreational reading” can be broken down to discuss several subtopics. This literature review examines peer-reviewed background material to provide a basis

Libraries: Are They becoming Obsolete? Herring, Y Mark. “Are Libraries Obsolete? An Argument for Relevance in the Digital Age.” http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.northcenttexascollegelibrary.idm.oclc.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=81d1e5f8-4786-40ea-8f01-3d2f25c73c8a%40sessionmgr101&vid=1&hid=120. Herring was questioned by a legislature, “Everything was on the Internet, so why did our students need a new, big library building?”. "Not everything is on the Internet" answers Herring. In his most recent

Former president of the American Association of School Librarians, Sharon Coatney, addressed that “Even small children can learn to evaluate materials and decide what is best for them to read or not. This is where teachers, librarians and parents have the very real responsibility to expose kids to only the very best in literature and the most fair and unbiased nonfiction materials.” People of

impact can librarians and libraries have on the decline in older children and teen recreational reading” can be broken down to discuss several subtopics. This literature review examines peer-reviewed material to provide a basis for the research questions discussed within this study. The review of the literature is divided into four subtopics that were studied using different theories and approaches in an effort to answer the research question. In an effort to address what librarians and libraries

from is a book that I read in my childhood. The book is called The Ranger’s Appearance, and it’s written by John Flanagan. This book taught me how to be a constructive writer and to not give up when I face difficulties. When I was in second grade my teacher, Mrs. Malin wanted us to visit the school library. We went to the library as a whole class once or twice a month so it wasn’t something interesting because we would have to pick a book to read, and every Friday you would have to summarize everything