tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567803010423462384.post5816567109074652658..comments2023-08-02T05:11:51.658-04:00Comments on A Little of the Good Life: Banned Books Rule!Brandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12051119035751540126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2567803010423462384.post-10852092023850471622012-10-04T16:40:56.216-04:002012-10-04T16:40:56.216-04:00There are two quotes that I like (because sometime...There are two quotes that I like (because sometimes there's no reason to say something if someone else has already said it better)that I think apply well: <br /><br />"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there." ~ Clare Booth Luce <br /><br />"We read to know we are not alone." ~ C.S. Lewis. <br /><br />I don't know that that's the only reason we read, but it's definitly a powerful one, and how can we (or kids, or teens, or anyone) come to know that crucial truth if we limit the books that touch on the hard topics? We can't. Nothing puts us in the shoes of another like a book, the story of another person. It gives us a chance to see into the lives of others (both real and fictional) who are both like us and different from us. And that's sooo important for kids and even adults. Which is why we *need* books of all types. <br /><br />Banned Books Week is a favorite of mine (book nerd and librarian that I am), and as I put up my own Banned Books Week display this year I felt such an appreciation for the fact that I *am* free in this country to read some of those books that have been controversial sometimes all over the world. Free to read them and to make up my own mind about what they're saying. Thank goodness for our freedoms and days that remind us to appreciate them! <br /><br />LibraryBlondiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014465709210023669noreply@blogger.com