Holt Library: Banned Books: E-books

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ABC-CLIO E-book Collection This link opens in a new window
History and literature eBooks; the series Daily Life; Critical Companions; Literature in Context; American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography.
Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Online full-text versions of selected books; includes fiction and nonfiction, including a large selection of multidisciplinary ebook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter, and is a strong complement for any academic collection.
Home Grown eBooks Collection (North Carolina authors) This link opens in a new window
3200+ eBooks from a variety of North Carolina publishers. Includes popular and scholarly nonfiction, novels by well-known NC authors, and award-winning short fiction and poetry.
Open Library This link opens in a new window
A downloadable e-book collection with books contributed from libraries across the country. Create a username and password to borrow up to 5 books at a time. For Trades, includes Time Life books.

Teaching Banned Books: 12 Guides for Young Readers by Pat Scales; Judy Blume (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780838908075
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
In this classroom- and library-ready book of discussion guides, award-winning champion of children's literature Pat Scales shows that there is a way to teach these books while respecting all views. [publisher description]
True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries by Valerie Nye; Kathy Barco
ISBN: 9780838911303
Publication Date: 2011-12-01
This collection
--Tells the stories of librarians who withstood difficult circumstances to champion intellectual freedom
--Touches on prickly issues such as age-appropriateness, some librarians' temptation to preemptively censor, sensitive cultural expressions, and criminality in the library
--Presents case studies of defenses that were unsuccessful, so librarians facing similar challenges can learn from these defeats. [publisher's description]