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Happy Banned Books Week! Banned Books Week is celebrated during the last week of September. This awareness campaign for protecting and exercising our 1st Amendment rights is sponsored by many professional organizations including the American Library Association. If you look on the left side navigation bar, and click on Ideas and Resources, you will find many free downloads including brochures, images, PSA's and lesson plan ideas. Take a look at the books that have been banned or challenged over the years. I think you will be surprised!

How one school records book reviews for their state award books

Many reading printables, including the only 40 challenge form Donalyn Miller has endorsed

Several useful entries, including the ThinkLink challenge, "Book Brawl", bookmark coloring contest, and more

June 3-5, 2011.  While this might not work for you right now, it's something you might want to try or initiate at a later date.  What if you did something like this with students?

Questions and Answers on Intellectual Freedom from the Cooperative Children's Book Center.   There are already many pre-existing questions and answers, and you may also send a question privately.

Interesting blog about using story for learning.  This particular entry is one I'd like to follow.