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Banned Books Week Displays Stir Debate in Suburban Libraries
Kay Sodowsky of Green Hills Public Library District notes over 140 books were banned or challenged last year as librarians across the South Suburbs set up Banned Books Week displays. The 1993 observance runs through Oct. 5, sponsored by the American Library Association to celebrate freedom to read.
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Mark Twain
Kay Sodowsky
Green Hills
Palos Hills
Sodowsky
American Library Association
Park Forest
Barbara Flynn
Madonna
Naperville
Downers Grove
Jean Stratton Porter
Oregon
ALA