My friend found this article and started a great conversation. The article explains the story of two women (Sharon Cook, and Beth Boisvert) who work at a public library in Jessamine County, Kentucky, who decided what material was “appropriate” for young patrons, and went so far as to remove a book from the collection so [...]

My friend Lars just found this great map that plots all the challenges against books that took place in the USA between 2007 and 2009. Information to create this map was taken from statistics gathered from ALA documentation and the Right to Read Project.
You can click on each pin to get a brief description of [...]