public school libraries
After helping the Ferguson Public Library we need to go to Philadelphia
Principal Marjorie Neff sits in her school’s closed library, which was closed last year due to budget cuts. TOM GRALISH / Staff
In one week we have helped raise over $300,000 for the Ferguson Public Library. The… Continue reading
The Horror, The Horror! Books Left for Dead in Abandoned Schools
Community at Work by Stephanie. Philadelphia, 2011.
In an era when most schools and kids have glaring book needs it is an utter tragedy to witness these images. All taken within the last five years and all depicting… Continue reading
Banned Books Week Warm Up: School Board in Oregon fighting over “Persepolis”
Why wait until Banned Books Week starts next week to start celebrating the madness.
This time we go to Murphy, Oregon where things got a little heated at the Three Rivers School Board meeting.
At issue: Persepolis, an autobiographical… Continue reading
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