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Banned books

30 September 1992

Abstract

A photo of the display at Newberg Public Library for Banned Books Week. The banned and challenged books were placed into a closet and put on display for the public to see. A list of books that have been challenged in the United States is also listed below the photo.


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  • Resource type

    • Intellectual Freedom News

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  • Photo description

    • A collection of banned books placed in a closet.

  • Photo caption

    • Putting books that have been challenged in the past year in a closet in its front lobby, the Newport Public Library presents its annual display to mark Banned Book Week, which began Saturday and continues through Oct. 3. Among the books suggested for removal across the United States in the past year are "Bridge to Tarabithia," "Catcher in the Rye," "Grapes of Wrath," "Of Mice and Men," "Blaze and the Gypsies," "Woman in the Mists" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." (Photo by Leslie O'Donnell)

  • Participant

    • Newport Public Library

  • Location

    • Newport, Oregon

  • Source

    • News-Times (Newport)

  • Is part of

    • Intellectual Freedom Issues in Oregon: A News Database

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