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Hi Cynthia, Thanks for the ALA reference. I feel on firmer ground. Regards Brian ----- Original Message ---- From: Cynthia Cozette Lee <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, 10 September, 2008 12:35:11 Subject: Re: False Claim about Sarah Palin's list of banned books 9-10-08 Dear Brian, Alan and Jack: Thank you for sharing the information. For some reason I cannot access the suggested websites concerning investigating the banned book issue with Sarah Palin. I will try again tomorrow and perhaps then will obtain access. I do know through research on my master's degree level on the topic of book banning that book banning is an increasing public policy issue in the United States since the 1990's and the far right religious groups have begun lobbying against certain books being available to school age children for the past two decades. The American Library Association (ALA) publishes a list of 10 to 100 books annually known as the banned books list - which the far right is trying to ban in American school libraries. The ALA celebrates the freedom of information (speech) through books during the last week of September through the first week of October. This is celebrated nationally in the U.S. by the ALA as BANNED BOOKS WEEK to counter this growing public policy issue movement against certain books being removed from school libraries. Go to the following website for more information: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm Sincerely, Cynthia Cozette Lee