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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Banned Books Week is coming soon, Sep 26 – Oct 2. The OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee invites all libraries, library workers, and supporters to join us in celebration of the right to read!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:18.75pt;background:white'>Despite the pandemic, more than 273 titles were challenged or banned in 2020, with increasing demands to remove books that address racism and racial justice or those that shared the stories of Black, Indigenous, or people of color. As with previous years, LGBTQ+ content also dominated <span style='color:#1F201F'><a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/ala-unveils-top-10-most-challenged-books-of-2020/">the list</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>George </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Alex Gino. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Challenged, banned, and restricted for LGBTQIA+ content, conflicting with a religious viewpoint, and not reflecting “the values of our community.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Banned and challenged because of the author’s public statements and because of claims that the book contains “selective storytelling incidents” and does not encompass racism against all people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>All American Boys </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely.</span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'> Banned and challenged for profanity, drug use, and alcoholism and because it was thought to promote antipolice views, contain divisive topics, and be “too much of a sensitive matter right now.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Speak </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Laurie Halse Anderson. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Banned, challenged, and restricted because it was thought to contain a political viewpoint, it was claimed to be biased against male students, and it included rape and profanity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Sherman Alexie. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Banned and challenged for profanity, sexual references, and allegations of sexual misconduct on the part of the author.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story about Racial Injustice </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard, illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Challenged for “divisive language” and because it was thought to promote antipolice views.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>To Kill a Mockingbird </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Harper Lee. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Banned and challenged for racial slurs and their negative effect on students, featuring a “white savior” character, and its perception of the Black experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Of Mice and Men </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by John Steinbeck. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Banned and challenged for racial slurs and racist stereotypes and their negative effect on students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Bluest Eye </span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>by Toni Morrison. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Banned and challenged because it was considered sexually explicit and depicts child sexual abuse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:18.75pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:15.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><![if !supportLists]><span style='color:#1F201F'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><i><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>The Hate U Give</span></i></b><b><span style='color:#1F201F;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'> by Angie Thomas. </span></b><span style='color:#1F201F'>Challenged for profanity, and because it was thought to promote an antipolice message.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:#1F201F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'>Stay tuned for information coming soon from the State Library about this year’s Annual report on challenges in Oregon<span style='color:#1F201F'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:#1F201F'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:#1F201F'>For more Banned Books Week information and promotional tools, see<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/">https://bannedbooksweek.org/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned">https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/banned</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek">https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keep curious and carry on…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-----------------------------------------</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Perry Stokes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Co-Chair, OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Library Director, Baker County Library District <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>2400 Resort St | Baker City, OR 97814</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>o: <a href="tel:866-297-1239" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>866-297-1239</span></a> | m: <a href="tel:541.403.0450" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>541.403.0450</span></a> | f: <a href="tel:541-523-9088" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>541-523-9088</span></a> | e: <a href="mailto:director@bakerlib.org" target="_blank"><span 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