Take Action: Libraries - More Planning, Less Banning!
Read banned books and open yourself up to a whole new world of knowledge!
In the latest controversy surrounding books, one Michigan mom has called for the removal of Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl from schools. Such a ban would deprive other students access to a critically acclaimed historical text because certain passages make her daughter "uncomfortable". Show your support for freedom of information and sign the pledge below.
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Banned books are a way to keep the public uninformed and to feed into false hysteria about the effects the books in question may have on society. Banning books is an attempt to shield people from subjects that some find offensive, inappropriate, or radical — and it's an assault on our intelligence as a common people.
The American Library Association's annual Banned Books Week runs from September 24th to October 1st each year, and encourages freedom in reading and the celebration of free speech. The ALA contends that a book doesn't have to be popular or deemed significant by a general population in order to be compelling and valid.
We need to promote further enlightenment and learning, not bury our heads in the sand, ignorant to the world around us. Libraries should foster a true desire for awareness and learning by encouraging individuals to read banned books.
Sign the pledge in favor of more planning, less banning!
Petition Signatures
May 14, 2013
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May 14, 2013
Megan Campesi
It's a vital piece of history and an amazing piece of literature for our children to read. It should not be removed from any school. The Holocaust was terrible to say the very least and this book helps enforce the fact that we can never forget.
May 14, 2013
Dan Boyle
I agree with this pledge. There should be much more planning, reading, and learning than banning. I do not know of an occasion in which banning a book has been beneficial or effective in any case.
May 12, 2013
Nathaniel Maddux
May 11, 2013
luxcika krishnapillai
May 11, 2013
Lexi Amato
May 11, 2013
Christine Valdes
I cannot believe a book like this would be banned. WHy? I learned so much from reading it in school; shame on you for even consdering banning books. They are part of our history and so far, I think we still have free choice.
May 10, 2013
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May 10, 2013
Jeanie Streit
May 10, 2013
sylvia davey
We read this in my 5th grade class and again in 7th. I love it Both teachers read it before allowing it. My fifth grade teacher made it a "teacher's read", She read it aloud to us, That way ""innapropriate words/parts could be skipped.
May 9, 2013
Pamela Lovitt
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
Barbara Smyth
May 9, 2013
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The people who want to ban ideas must be terribly insecure, and lack understanding of a prevalent human trait -- contrariness. Thank goodness that most people will seek harder after something that has been banned, just to see what the fuss is all about!
May 9, 2013
bruce willhide
May 9, 2013
Niarja Marchand
Ignorance is not bliss. Never ban books.
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
Marianne Jacobs
May 9, 2013
Anne Doyle
May 9, 2013
Kay Drache
May 9, 2013
Laura Goldmeier
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
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Hopefully the daughter doesn't grow up as ignorant as her mother because of this. "Oh gosh! A book based on a true point in history with frightening occurrences! Ban history class! Lincoln's death is scaring my child!"
May 9, 2013
Dawn M. Allenbach
May 9, 2013
james polhemus
May 9, 2013
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Oh, please.....now it's The Diary of Anne Frank!?! Give me a blessed break. What is wrong with people?
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
Shannon O'Leary
May 9, 2013
Nancy Krempa
I am appalled that people are STILL attempting to ban books based on their own foolish fears and prejudices. Pull your heads out of the sand, people... reading is your passport to the WORLD!
May 9, 2013
Claire Cross
May 9, 2013
Linda McGurk
Was going to comment here, but it has already all been said very eloquently by those before me!
May 9, 2013
M E DuPrey
Banning books causes ignorance. Life isn't always "pretty," & kids need to be made aware of the REAL world. Next thing to go will be the Grimm's Fairy Tales b/c they don't all have happy endings! Read b/f banning!
May 9, 2013
Mary Ann Pederson
I can't believe a petition like this is even necessary in the USA.
May 9, 2013
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There are a lot of things in the world that will make a person uncomforatble. You can't shield your child from these things.This book is the true story of a young girl in an horrific time in the history of the modern world, learn from it.
May 9, 2013
Cecilia Kronvall
May 9, 2013
Jewel Clark
May 9, 2013
Susan Cadman
Instead of banning it, the mom should sit down and talk to her daughter about what is making her uncomfortable. Uncomfortable and bad things are a fact of life and should be dealt with, not avoided.
May 9, 2013
Catherine Martin
May 9, 2013
Y.T.S. S.
May 9, 2013
Deborah Pratt
The book made this woman's daughter "uncomfortable"? It should! It hinges on a major event in world history and ought to make people think of the awful things that happened. We must NEVER forget, must teach our youth so as to never repeat such horror.
May 9, 2013
Madelon Michel
There are some uncomfortable things in history that we still should know. You cannot "save" your child from knowledge. The book taught me a lot! I am happy I read it and I wish that every child will be able to read books like this in freedom!
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
Elizabeth Brown
I'm a Michigan mother and grandmother and I am sorry to hear such thinking is still going on.
May 9, 2013
Sandi Hall
Why ban the book. If it offends her close it up and don't read it. Just because you have a problem with a book dosen't mean everyone else does. Free choice is what it is all aboout.
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
Shelli Ecklund
May 9, 2013
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May 9, 2013
Coral Bentley
I can appreciate wanting to protect our children. However, we cannot guard them from the world. Do make time to support your child as they read difficult material - you will both appreciate it.
