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Bluebag Media
Banned Book
Week: A perspective of history
GREENVILLE – Unsuited to age group. Sexual content. Socialistic.
Pro-Communist. Offensive language. Profanity. Racist… The reasons for
wanting to ban books seem to be endless. In 2011, 326 books were
challenged; in 2012, 464; and in 2013, 307. According to Rachel Brock,
employee at the Greenville Public Library and the originator of the
display, their ‘Banned Book Week’ event was part of a national event
which ran from Sept. 21 to 27.
“People have asked me if we were banning the books… No, we were making
people aware of what has happened in the past,” she said. “We’re
promoting intellectual freedom, the Library Bill of Rights.”
She noted the U.S. government doesn’t ban books. “It’s typically the
result of individual or group efforts.” Brock said people need to be
aware of their rights; also to recognize the reasons for banning
certain books. “People have different perspectives. You need to ask
why; who’s doing it? It could be the locale or the time period.”
Currently the most challenged book is Captain Underpants, a comic book.
Those are for children; Greenville doesn’t have a large selection. The
reasons are offensive language, unsuited for age group and violence.
“I agree with a parent’s right not to have their child exposed to
something like that,” Brock said. “But they have no right to take that
option away from other parents.” It’s a parental responsibility issue,
she added...
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