What Makes a Good Banned Book

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Jeanette Larson

ALSC member and Newbery award winner Susan Patron just shared that she and Roger Sutton, editor of the Horn Book, will be speaking at Pitzer College in Los Angeles on Friday, February 19. The topic is “What Makes a Good Banned Book?: How Children’s Literature Gets Into Trouble.” It’s free and the program starts at 2:00 p.m. Check for details at Pitzer College. What a great opportunity for those who are in Southern California.

About Jeanette Larson

I am the former youth services manager for Austin Public Library. My experience with continuing education includes serving as the Continuing Education manager for the Texas State Library for six years. In January 2006 I "took my pension" in order to pursue freelance work. As an independent consultant and trainer, I teach for the library school at Texas Woman's University and present workshops for libraries around Texas and, increasingly, around the country. I live outside of Austin, Texas with my husband and our cats and two schipperke dogs.
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