Inspired by Les Canterbury's post "Books Removed From Classrooms," I wanted to visually see the many books that have been removed statewide from Arizona classrooms and curriculum. According to a March 2012 New York Times article, seven titles were "ordered removed from all classrooms" yet additional titles "fell into a category of books that could no longer be taught but could be used by students for leisure reading." Does this mean they're banned? Yes, according to the American Library Association which states that any book that has been removed "based upon the objections of a person or group" is a banned book. The following is a list of books (provided by Elaine Romero*) banned in Arizona and available at the Armacost Library.
* Oddly, Ms. Romero did not include "Chicano!" by Francisco Arturo Rosales in her list which was named as one of the seven titles removed from classrooms by Michael Winerip and Stephanie Siek. I've since added it to this list.
Physical Sciences Librarian
Armacost Library, University of Redlands
paige_mann (a) redlands (dot) edu
909.748.8088
1 comment :
Thanks for posting the full list of Tucson's books of contention, Paige. We have ordered and received many of the titles that we did not already own. They are being cataloged and should appear soon on the Armacost Library New Books Table!
Post a Comment