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*Banned Book Week* September 25 to October 2, 2004 Celebrate your Right to Read Freely Here is a selection of annotated websites to learn more about this celebration.

	American Library Association main page discussing Banned Book Week and the national celebration in the U.S.

	Challenged and Banned Books. Find here a link to how books are challenged and/or banned, who challenges them, etc.

	The 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990 - 2000

	Book Burning: this site contains a historical list of sites and articles with pictures about book burning starting in 200 B.C and until the 21 st Century

	National Coalition Against Censorship “is an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. United by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended, we work to educate our own members and the public at large about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them.” This site contains great information about current events and challenges to freedom of speech and press

	Banned Books Online: The Online Book Page by University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful collection of sites from national and international interest

	Bibliotecas Independientes: Lectura sin Censura. This site in Spanish provides information about the Independent Libraries in Cuba , which are providing a vital service to a country where free press and speech are censored and condemned.

“[I]t’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.” — Judy Blume

Always remember that your InterAmerican Campus Library is the best place to obtain information on the month’s celebrations. Ask a librarian for assistance.

*Remembering September 11* Here is a selection of annotated websites to learn more about this celebration.

	September 11 News: This archive collects written and graphic information from various credible sources about 09/11/2001 . It is divided in 2 archives: news about the September 11 attack and news on the aftermath and its consequences.

	The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York , Virginia , and Pennsylvania and the public responses to them. Includes still pics, videos, audios, stories, etc.

	The National Security Archive from George Washington University has compile a great deal of primary sources on the war of terrorism through their September 11 Sourcebook.

	September 11, 2001: Victims. This site is designed with the victims in mind. Find a list of all victims as well as pictures, chat rooms, and ways of helping the victims’ families.

	Time Magazine – September 11: A Nation Remembers is a collection of pictures, essays, news and other important items related to the attack and its aftermath.

	Families of September 11, Inc. (FOS11) is an independent nonpartisan organization founded by families of those who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks. They promote the interests of the victims' families and support public policies that improve the prevention of and response to terrorism.


Always remember that your InterAmerican Campus Library is the best place to obtain information on the month’s celebrations. Ask a librarian for assistance.

Here is a selection of annotated websites to learn more about this celebration.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month	Sept. 1-30. To educate healthcare groups, children and family organizations, teachers, parents and others interested in childhood health issues by providing information on effective treatments for ADHD. Some treatments have been scientifically validated, tested and proven to reduce the severity of ADHD symptoms and thereby reduce adverse consequences in the child’s current and future life. Web: http://www.chadd.org/

Children’s Good Manners Month	Sept. 1-30. Starts the school year with a national program of teachers and parents encouraging good manners in children. The yearlong program includes monthly objectives that work in conjunction with a reinforcing home program. Web: www.goodmannersclub.com and http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/parenting/manners.shtml

International Self-Awareness Month	Sept.1-30. Taking Socrates’ advice “Know Thyself,” this effort is targeted to identify, highlight and explore all the various means and models people use for improved understanding. Web: http://www.selfcreation.com/awareness/

National Homeschool Month	Sept. 1-30. Every year thousand of parents choose not to send their children to school but to educate them at home instead. This month is a chance to take your child’s education in your hands. Follow in the footsteps of many famous people who were homeschooled: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Abraham Lincoln, the Wright Brothers, Mark Twain and more. Web: www.patchworkprimers.com and http://homeschooling.about.com/

Library Card Sign-Up Month	Sept. 1-30. This observance was launched in 1987 to meet the challenge of then Secretary of Education William J. Bennett who said, “Let’s have a national campaign… every child should obtain a library card- and use it.” Since then, thousands of public and school libraries join each fall in a national effort to ensure every child does just that. Web: www.ala.org

National School Success Month	Sep. 1-30. Today’s young people have many distractions for school and are sometimes overwhelmed when it comes to academics. Parents are often unskilled at effectively redirecting the attention of their children, especially their teenagers. This observance is to recognize parents who want to support and encourage their children to succeed in school and to explore ways to do that. Web: www.parentingwithoutpressure.com

Self-University Week	Set. 1-7. Reminds adults (in or out of school) that each of us has a responsibility to help shape the future by pursuing lifelong learning. Committed to self-education as the lifeblood of democracy and the key to living life to its fullest. Dedicated to furthering education not as something you get but as something you take. We assert that America’s greatest treasures are found not in our shopping malls but in our libraries. Web: www.autodidactic.com


For other celebrations during the month of September, please visit University of California’s Calendar.

Always remember that your InterAmerican Campus Library is the best place to obtain information on the month’s celebrations. Ask a librarian for assistance. Most of the information in this page came from the Chase’s Calendar of Events, 2004*, also available in your library.