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| Carrie (novel) Carrie is American author Stephen King's first published novel, released in 1974. It revolves around the titular character Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her. King has commented that he finds the work to be "raw" and "with a surprising power to hurt and horrify". Carrie_(novel) | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was instantly successful and has become a classic of modern American fiction. The novel is loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with serious issues of rape and racial inequality. To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | |
| Boston Public Library The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was the first publicly supported municipal library in the United States, the first large library open to the public in the United States, and the first public library to allow people to borrow books and other materials and take them home to read and use. Boston_Public_Library | |
| Censorship Talk:Censorship | |
| Josephine County, Oregon Josephine_County,_Oregon | |
| Oak Lawn, Illinois Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 55,245 at the 2000 census.Oak Lawn is a suburb of the city of Chicago, located southwest of the city. It shares borders with the city in two areas, but is surrounded mostly by other suburbs independent of Chicago. Oak_Lawn,_Illinois | |
| Naperville, Illinois Naperville,_Illinois | |
| Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,209. It is the county seat of Hancock County. Like several other upper Gulf Coast cities, Bay Saint Louis was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 (see details below). Bay_St._Louis,_Mississippi | |
| Pearlington, Mississippi Pearlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on U.S. Route 90, along the Pearl River, at the Louisiana stateline. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,684 at the 2000 census. On August 29, 2005, at 10 a.m. Hurricane Katrina made landfall just south of Pearlington. Pearlington,_Mississippi | |
| Waveland, Mississippi Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The City of Waveland was incorporated in 1972. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,674. Waveland was nearly destroyed by Hurricanes Camille on August 17, 1969 and Katrina on August 29, 2005 (see below). Waveland,_Mississippi | |
| Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County.The city is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi metropolitan area and the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. Pre-Katrina, Biloxi was the third largest city in Mississippi; but with its population losses following that storm, Hattiesburg now has that distinction. Biloxi,_Mississippi | |
| Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi after the state capital Jackson. It is the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city of Gulfport had a total population of 71,127. Gulfport is co-county seat with Biloxi of Harrison County, Mississippi. Gulfport is also the East Coast home to the US Navy Seabees. Gulfport,_Mississippi | |
| Long Beach, Mississippi Long Beach is a city (incorporated August 10, 1905) located in Harrison County, Mississippi, USA. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 17,320. Long_Beach,_Mississippi | |
| Pass Christian, Mississippi Pass Christian is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,579 at the 2000 census. Pass_Christian,_Mississippi | |
| Pascagoula, Mississippi Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census. Pascagoula,_Mississippi | |
| University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) () is a private Roman Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.It was founded by Father Edward Sorin, CSC, who was also the school's first president. It was established as an all-male institution on November 26, 1842 on land donated by the Bishop of Vincennes. University_of_Notre_Dame | |
| List of books banned by governments Many societies have banned certain books. This is a partial list of books that have been banned by governments, for various reasons. These bans can be enacted at the national or sub-national level, and can carry legal penalties for their infraction.Books are also forbidden by religious authorities, who prohibit members of their faith from reading them, but without this being a criminal offense. List_of_books_banned_by_governments | |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth and antepenultimate novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The novel features Harry Potter's struggles through his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, including the surreptitious return of Harry's nemesis Lord Voldemort, O.W.L. Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix | |
| Online Books Page Online Books Page is an index of e-text books available on the Internet. It is edited by John Mark Ockerbloom and is hosted by the library of the University of Pennsylvania. The Online Books Page lists over 30,000 books and has several features, such as A Celebration of Women Writers and Banned Books Online.The Online Books Page was the second substantial effort to catalog online texts, but the first to do so with the rigors required by library science. Online_Books_Page | |
| Public Library of Science Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit open-access scientific publishing project aimed at creating a library of open access journals and other scientific literature under an open content license. It launched its first journal, PLoS Biology, in October 2003 and has steadily created another seven journals. One has since been discontinued and as of May 2009 PLoS publishes seven journals, all peer reviewed. Public_Library_of_Science | |
| List of books banned by governments Talk:List_of_books_banned_by_governments | |
| The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale is a feminist dystopian novel, a work of science fiction or speculative fiction, written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1985. Set in the near future, in a totalitarian theocracy which has overthrown the United States government, The Handmaid's Tale explores themes of women in subjugation and the various means by which they gain agency. The_Handmaid's_Tale | |
| Interlibrary loan Interlibrary loan (abbreviated ILL, and sometimes called interloan, document delivery, or document supply etc.) is a service whereby a user of one library can borrow books or receive photocopies of documents that are owned by another library. The user makes a request with their local library, which, acting as an intermediary, identifies owners of the desired item, places the request, receives the item, makes it available to the user, and arranges for its return. Interlibrary_loan | |
| Secondary source In library and information science, historiography and other areas of scholarship, a secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere. A secondary source contrasts with a primary source, which is an original source of the information being discussed. Secondary_source | |
| Primary source Primary source is a term used in a number of disciplines. In historiography, a primary source (also called original source) is a document, recording or other source of information, such as a paper or a picture for instance, that was created at the time being studied, by an authoritative source, usually one with direct personal knowledge of the events being described. Primary_source | |
| Public library A public library (also called circulating library) is a library which is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources (such as tax monies) and may be operated by civil servants. Taxing bodies for public libraries may be at any level from local to national central government level. Public_library | |
| Stardust (novel) Stardust (1998) is the first solo prose novel by Neil Gaiman. It is usually published as a novel with illustrations by Charles Vess. Stardust has a different tone and style from most of Gaiman's prose fiction, being consciously written in the tradition of pre-Tolkien English fantasy, following in the footsteps of authors such as Lord Dunsany and Hope Mirlees. It is concerned with the adventures of a young man from the village of Wall, which borders the magical land of Faerie. Stardust_(novel) | |
| Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade (1969), by Kurt Vonnegut, is a post-modern anti-war science fiction novel dealing with a soldier's (Billy Pilgrim) experiences during World War II and his journeys with time travel. Slaughterhouse-Five | |
| The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger. Originally published for adults, the novel has become a common part of high school and college curricula throughout the English-speaking world; it has also been translated into almost all of the world's major languages. antihero, Holden Caulfield, has become an icon for teenage rebellion and defiance. The_Catcher_in_the_Rye | |
| Dav Pilkey Sue Denim redirects here. For the member of Robots in Disguise, see Sue Denim (musician).David "Dav" Pilkey (born March 4, 1966), is a popular children's author and artist. Dav Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He lives near Seattle, Washington with his wife, Sayuri. Dav_Pilkey | |
| Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida. He is a prominent member of the Bush family:President George W. Bush; the older brother of Neil Bush, Marvin Bush and Dorothy Bush Koch; and the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush. Jeb_Bush | |
| Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. It was the first children's literary award in the world. Newbery_Medal | |
| Caldecott Medal The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. It was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Together with the Newbery Medal, it is the most prestigious American children's book award. Caldecott_Medal | |
| Deep linking Deep linking, on the World Wide Web, is making a hyperlink that points to a specific page or image on another website, instead of that website's main or home page. Such links are called deep links. Deep_linking | |
| Go Ask Alice Go Ask Alice is a controversial 1971 book about the life of a troubled teenage girl that is considered a classic of American young adult literature. The book purports to be the actual diary of an anonymous teenage girl who died of a drug overdose in the late 1960s and is therefore presented as a testimony against drug use. Go_Ask_Alice | |
| Censorship (2006 proposal) Wikipedia:Censorship_(2006_proposal) | |
| New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is one of the leading public libraries of the world and is one of the United States's most significant research libraries. It is composed of a very large circulating public library system combined with a very large non-lending research library system. New_York_Public_Library | |
| University of Alberta University_of_Alberta | |
| Bill Peet Bill Peet (January 29, 1915 May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer for Disney Studios. He joined Disney in 1937 and worked on The Jungle Book, Song of the South, Cinderella, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Sword in the Stone, Goliath II, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, Pinocchio, Fantasia, The Three Caballeros, Snow White and rhe Seven Dwarfs and other stories. Bill_Peet | |
| Press coverage 2002 Wikipedia:Press_coverage_2002 | |
| Librarian A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs. Typically, librarians work in a public or college library, an elementary or secondary school media center, a library within a business or company, or another information-provision agency. Librarian | |
| West Bend, Wisconsin West Bend is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Wisconsin, United States in southeastern Wisconsin. The population was 28,152 people at the 2000 census. The city has a strong German heritage. West_Bend,_Wisconsin | |
| Leonard Peikoff Leonard S. Peikoff (born October 15, 1933) is an Objectivist philosopher. He is a former professor of philosophy and a former radio talk show host. He is the founder of the Ayn Rand Institute and the legal heir to Ayn Rand's estate. Leonard_Peikoff | |
| Stonewall Book Award Sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table, The Stonewall Book Awards are the first and most enduring awards for LGBT books. The awards are presented annually to English language works of fiction (Barbara Gittings Literature Award) and non-fiction (Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award). They are announced in January to the winning authors or editors, who are given a plaque and cash stipend. Stonewall_Book_Award | |
| Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature who is best known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963. An elementary school (from kindergarten to grade five) in North Hollywood, California, is named in his honor. Maurice_Sendak | |
| Maya Angelou Maya Angelou (; born Marguerite Ann Johnson on April 4, 1928) is an American autobiographer and poet. Having been called "America's most visible black female autobiographer" by scholar Joanne M. Braxton, she is best known for her series of six autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adulthood experiences. Maya_Angelou | |
| Collage Talk:Collage | |
| Wayne State University Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center and is composed of 12 schools and colleges offering more than 350 major subject areas to 33,000 graduate and undergraduate students(This fell 4.7% and 4.1% respectively during the two 2008/2009 semesters to 29,047 students). Wayne_State_University | |
| Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White, about a pig named Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. The book was first published in 1952, with illustrations by Garth Williams. Charlotte's_Web | |
| University of Oklahoma University_of_Oklahoma |
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