Anne Holton, former Virginia secretary of education, speaks in front of the “Banned Bookmobile” at the Main Richmond Public Library in July. The group MoveOn brought its bus to Richmond and distributed some of the most frequently banned books to participants.
According to Scholastic’s 2018 survey of more than 1,000 pairs of children ages 6 to 17 and their parents, 57% of 8-year-olds say they read books for fun five to seven days each week.
05-09-1963 (cutline): Stacks surround Miss Virginia Richardson at City Library.
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01-20-1956: Richmond Public Library
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08-11-1958 (cutline): Public library using electronics for checking out books. Mrs. E. Harold Thompson has book checked out by Larry Brice.
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10-14/1958 (cutline): Librarians Miss Carrie Anderson and Miss Virginia Richardson file books on the shelves of the City Library's music department, which has just been moved from basement to larger quarters on the second floor. Previously unoccupied, the space on the west side of the second floor was remodeled for the purpose.
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05-09-1963 (cutline): City library employees check card files.
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01/14/1965: Richmond Public Library
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12-22-1964 (cutline): Marcellus Wright Jr. returns books.
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1961: Mrs. Donald Miller chooses a book from new book shelf at Richmond Public Library.
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12-29-1968 (cutline): Richmond Public Library
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12-29-1966 (cutline): Snowed under, not by weather--by Robert Frost. Term papers mean holiday work for Mary Jo Barnette.
In seeking to protect students from books, the protagonists of these bans are missing the big picture: The ugly reality these students inhabit.
Anne Holton, former Virginia secretary of education, speaks in front of the “Banned Bookmobile” at the Main Richmond Public Library in July. The group MoveOn brought its bus to Richmond and distributed some of the most frequently banned books to participants.
According to Scholastic’s 2018 survey of more than 1,000 pairs of children ages 6 to 17 and their parents, 57% of 8-year-olds say they read books for fun five to seven days each week.
