Comments on: Do you know what these books have in common? http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/09/30/do-you-know-what-these-books-have-in-common/ Engage. Explore. Discover. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Nolan http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/09/30/do-you-know-what-these-books-have-in-common/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Nolan Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:36:21 +0000 http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/?p=614#comment-344 There was a great story on NPR this morning about BBW and the burning of "The Grapes of Wrath," and included this quote: “It's such a vicious and dangerous thing to begin. ... Besides, banning books is so utterly hopeless and futile. Ideas don't die because a book is forbidden reading.” --Librarian Gretchen Knief http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95190615 There was a great story on NPR this morning about BBW and the burning of “The Grapes of Wrath,” and included this quote:

“It’s such a vicious and dangerous thing to begin. … Besides, banning books is so utterly hopeless and futile. Ideas don’t die because a book is forbidden reading.”
–Librarian Gretchen Knief

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95190615

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