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Found out my local library's banned book display was misleading me for years
I went to grab a copy of 1984 from the display table last month and noticed the librarian had taped a note on the back saying it was only banned in parts of China, not the whole country. That made me realize I had been taking those display blurbs at face value without checking the actual sources. Has anyone else caught misleading info on banned book lists at your local library?
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emerychen1mo ago
Yeah I actually fell for that same thing for a long time... I always thought the banned book displays were super cut and dry but then I looked up "To Kill a Mockingbird" and found out it was only challenged in a handful of school districts, not actually banned nationwide like the blurb said. It's wild how easy it is to just accept what's printed on those little cards without double checking. Now I always cross reference the ALA's actual banned books database before I get too worked up about it.
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