Library displays banned books: http://www.ntdaily.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/09/28/415909ce0608b."In a glass case at the north branch of the Denton Public Library, children's books are wrapped in underpants. The display includes books from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Leslea Newman's Heather Has Two Mommies and A Wrinkle Wrinkle A feature of a new product or security intended to entice a buyer. in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Madeleine L'Engle (November 29 1918 – September 6 2007)[1] was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, . The children's book character, Captain Underpants, graces a poster for Banned Book Week. The underwear is used in the display to play up the Captain Underpants theme and draw attention to censorship censorship, official prohibition or restriction of any type of expression believed to threaten the political, social, or moral order. It may be imposed by governmental authority, local or national, by a religious body, or occasionally by a powerful private group. of books in honor of Banned Book Week. Sian Brannon, an adult services librarian (1) A person who works in the data library and keeps track of the tapes and disks that are stored and logged out for use. Also known as a "file librarian" or "media librarian." See data library. (2) See CA-Librarian. at the library, said the display has received mixed reactions from the public. Some people think the banned books shouldn't be promoted at all, some think the use of underwear is in bad taste and others are shocked the books have been banned. "We've had some adults that aren't too excited about the idea of underwear in the display case," Brannon said." |
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