This PowerPoint packet contains signs that we used to demonstrate the American Association of School Librarians' Standards for the 21st Century Learner that are supported by our students' engagement with books that contain challenging and controversial material. Feel free to use, share, and build on any of the ideas you find here.

1. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught Reading
Banned Books

2. Liberty County High School Media Center
“You don’t have to burn
books to destroy a culture;
just get people to stop
reading them.”
-Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451

3. Liberty County High School Media Center
“There are worse crimes
than burning books. One
of them is not reading
them.”
-Joseph Brodsky, Russian American Poet and Author

4. Liberty County High School Media Center
“Books and ideas are the
most effective weapons
against intolerance and
ignorance.”
-Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

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“Yes, books are
dangerous. They should
be dangerous—they
contain ideas.”
-Pete Hautman, author of What Boys Really Want

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“Give me knowledge or
give me death!”
-Kurt Vonnegut, author of Slaughterhouse V

7. Liberty County High School Media Center
“I write real life. It’s harsh
and sometimes
gritty…why should we tip
toe around that?”
-Shandy L. Kurth, author of It Can Always Get Worse

8. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught Reading
Challenged
Books

9. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Seeking out
knowledge
AASL Standard 1

10. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Forming
Own opinions
AASL Standard 1.2.1, 1.2.4, & 1.3.2

11. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Considering
Different Points of
view
AASL standard 2.3.2

12. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Thoughtfully
confronting
real-life issues
AASL Standard 2.3.1

13. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Connecting reading to
community issues
AASL Standard 3.1.5

14. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Displaying curiosity
AASL Standard 4.2.1

15. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Seeking opportunities
for personal growth
AASL Standard 4.1.1

16. Liberty County High School Media Center
Caught
Interpreting
information based on
context
AASL Standard 4.4.2

17. Liberty County High School Media Center
It’s not
too late to
Get caught Reading!

18. Liberty County High School Media Center
Join us in your
Media Center
anytime!

19. Don’t have a
QR Code Reader yet?
We used the website KAYWA to create our QR codes for our
Banned Book Week displays. This QR Code will take you to the
KAYWA website, where you can create your own QR Codes.
To read a QR Code using your iPad, you will need to download a QR Code
Reader. We recommend Qrafter, which is free in the App Store.
Using Qrafter:
• Click the “Scan with Camera” icon and point your iPad toward the QR
Code you want to scan.
• Once the QR Code is scanned, you can choose to open the URL or to
send the link in a message or e-mail.
• Qrafter will save a list of scanned URLs for you so that you can return to
sites you’ve previously visited.

20. Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Scan the QR Code to access a copy of Fahrenheit
451 at the Internet Archive website.
The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization that was
founded to build an Internet library, and to offer
permanent access to information for researchers,
historians, scholars, and the general public.
Does Paper Really Burn at 451 Degrees Fahrenheit?
Scan the QR Code to read the Slate.com article by
Brian Palmer that addresses this question.
Slate is a daily magazine on the web that offers
analysis and commentary about politics, news,
business, and culture.

21. Commonly
Challenged books
Scan the QR Code to view Butler University Library’s
resource guide about books that have been
challenged throughout the years.
Butler University Library is part of the Butler University Campus
in Indianapolis, Indiana. While there are many online resources
about challenged books, this resource guide is easy to navigate
and full of great information!
You probably see quite a few familiar titles on this list.
Do any of those titles surprise you?
Did any of the reasons the books were challenged surprise you?

22. Challenged books
By the Numbers
Scan the QR Code to view the American Library
Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom’s data
charts and graphs about challenged books in the
U.S.
This site uses visual representations of data to show Book
Challenges by reason for the challenge, people who often
initiate challenges (students, parents, teachers, etc.), and by the
type of institution involved (school, public library, etc.).
When you look at these charts about challenged books, what do you think?
What do you think when you see how often books are challenged in
schools and school libraries compared to how often books are challenged
in public libraries? Or, compared to prison libraries?

23. Grapes of Wrath
and the politics of book burning
Scan the QR Code to listen to the NPR story “Grapes
of Wrath” and the Politics of Book Burning.
Lynn Neary, who is responsible for the linked story, is an NPR
(National Public Radio) arts correspondent who has worked with
NPR since 1982, and who has won numerous awards for
broadcasting and journalism.
What do you think of the following quote in the article from Judith Krug?
“They’re not afraid of the book; they’re afraid of the ideas.”
Can you think of any controversial books you have read recently for which
that statement is true?

24. Why do we
Ban Books, Anyway?
Scan the QR Code to find one answer.
Do you want to share your own thoughts about
challenged and banned books?
Submit your thoughts to our Panther Media Center blog
by scanning the QR code at right and commenting on
the Banned Book Week post.
Or email your thoughts to pantherhrrb@gmail.com

25. Banning Books in the 21st
century video
Scan the QR Code to view Rocketboom’s fast-paced and informative video.
Knowledge is Power