Source: “Editing the Classics: Censoring ‘Huck Finn’.” Issues & Controversies, Infobase Learning, http://lccproxy.lib.hawaii.edu:2048/login?url=http://icof.infobaselearning.com/recordurl.aspx?ID=10992. Accessed 25 Sept. 2018.
Happy Banned Books Week! If you’re looking for resources related to book banning/censorship, the library’s current events databases are a great place to start. Here’s a sampling of what you can find!
Can’t get enough? See our list of databases related to current events [New Window]. If you need assistance, please contact the Reference Desk at lccref@hawaii.edu or (808) 455-0379. We are always happy to help!
Libraries are not immune from the pervasiveness of censorship.
In 1976, Steven Pico was one of five high school students who sued their school district for banning 11 books in their schools. The students claimed this violated their 1st Amendment rights. After six years, the Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982) Supreme Court case ruled that a school board should not be able to remove books because they did not approve of the books’ contents.
Inspired by this court ruling, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) displayed about 500 challenged books in padlocked metal cages at the 1982 BookExpo America trade show in Anaheim, California.
After the success of this display, ABA, the Office for Intellectual Freedom, and the National Association of College Stores launched The Banned Books Week initiative to promote awareness and engagement. The initiative took off and here we are today, celebrating Banned Books Week during the last week of September!
Join the many libraries across the country honoring intellectual freedom and your constitutional right to the written word. Please visit the Leeward Library’s displays on the lower and upper levels to bear witness to a selection of books that people around the world have requested removal from libraries. These books have been bound and labeled with a word, phrase, or quote showcasing reasons why they were challenged.
Have you read any of these books?
What do you think about the reasons why they were challenged?
How would you feel if your library banned a particular title?
We welcome you to explore your freedom to read and “FREE” a banned book by borrowing any of these titles. Books on display may be taken to the Circulation Desk and freed from their binding. Please see the Circulation Desk if interested in freeing a book from the enclosed display case at the library’s main entrance.
If you would like more information about Banned Books Week, protecting your freedom to read, and censorship, go to ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned [New Window] and bannedbooksweek.org [New Window].
We DARE you to read a banned book!
~ Banned Books Week, September 24-28 ~
Thinking of applying for grad school, but dreading the GRE? Studying for the NCLEX or Praxis? Whether you need to resurrect long-forgotten math skills or prepare for a professional certification exam, the library’s newest trial may be of interest to you.
Mometrix eLibrary offers study guides and practice questions for many standardized exams, including Praxis, GRE, TOEFL, ACCUPLACER, NCLEX, CLEP, MCAT, GMAT, and more.
Study Guides menu:
Sample study guide: TOEFL Secrets.
Practice Tests menu:
Sample practice test: GRE Verbal Reasoning.
Access the trial at:
https://portal.mometrixelibrary.com/login?demo=Wa_1534965990_LCC [New Window]
Password: LCC0525799
Trial runs through approximately 10/29/2018.
Your input strongly influences our purchasing decisions, so we appreciate your honest assessment. After reviewing Mometrix eLibrary, please submit your feedback: https://goo.gl/forms/ker1COYs7crB0vat2 [New Window].
September 7, 2018
by Wayde Oshiro
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Library Learning Series and the Health and Wellness Committee are presenting a session on Self Care! Join a panel of experts on tai chi, meditation, and aromatherapy for this active session. Self care is an essential component of academic success, … Continue reading →
The library is pleased to introduce Credo View [New Window], a wonderful new resource to support information literacy.
Credo View provides streaming video content on a variety of information literacy topics. The 60 brief videos are organized into 9 broad subject areas. Most of the videos are around 2-3 minutes long, with closed captions and transcripts available.
You can find Credo View in our A-Z Databases list [New Window]. If you need direct links to individual videos, or have any questions about Credo View, please contact Cheryl Urasaki (urasakic@hawaii.edu).
