Uncharacteristically, I find I’m not all that turned on by banned books week. If anything, I like the whole scene because it gives libraries a reason to get out and strut their stuff. Maybe I just don’t think they should need a reason, or a reason that centers around THE BOOK. Maybe we need a banned patrons week.

In any event, I’m duty-bound to give some BBW snaps to my own Dover Public Library, for their sweet and understated banned book week blogging. Each day they posted a photo of a librarian (?) posing with a book that had been banned with a short blurb saying why. Short, sweet, informative, transparent, friendly - I love it!

And, psst, don’t look now, but that amounts to an online program meaning that Dover is one step closer to an full-service online branch library. *high five*

Tags: banned, books, branch, censorship, dover, library, new hampshire, online, program

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