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Banned Books Week: No sympathy for books banned by Amazon

Banned Books Week official has no sympathy for revisionist books banned by AmazonBy Michael Hoffman • RevisionistHistory.orgIn the wake of our article on “Books Banned by Banned Books Week”—concerning “Holocaust denial” volumes policed out of the banned category—we received an e-mail from James LaRue, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, which administers

Librarians Condemn Police Conduct in Kansas City Free Speech Arrests

By Mark Hand | CounterPunch | October 7, 2016 Libraries often find themselves on the frontlines against government overreach, whether it is opposing local politicians who want to ban books or protecting the privacy and confidentiality of their patrons from police intrusion. The Kansas City, Mo., Public Library system has dealt with these issues over […]