Page 13 - 2018 Fall Newsletter

Go ahead, judge the book

by its cover

EACH YEAR, THE AMERICAN
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OFFICE FOR
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM records
hundreds of attempts by individuals and groups
to have books removed from libraries shelves
and classrooms because of their language,
sexual references, social explicitness, race
relations and violence, among other subjects.
Banned Books Week, held in September, is an
annual event designed to celebrate our country’s
freedom to read and brings together librarians,
scholars, booksellers, publishers, journalists,
teachers and readers in shared support to seek
and express ideas.

As part of Banned Books Week, the Library,
in conjunction with the Department of Graphic
Design, hosts a competition in which students
design book jackets, including cover, spine and
back, to reflect the story of a once-banned book.

The competition, now in its seventh year,
featured the work of 11 students in the
Intermediate Design Practice course. Kayce
Patterson took first place for her design of The
Magnificent Ambersons, Jennifer Kiser took
second place for Loving and Lily Thompson
took third place for Strange Land.

Students L to R: Ashley George, Lily Thompson (third place), Ryan Hinchcliff, Kayce Patterson (first
place), Sarah Inorio, Mackenzie Malpass, Jennifer Kiser (second place), Abbey Dean, Rachel Funk,
Alex Lamastra and Meredith Stringfellow

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