Today’s Banned Books Week Hero spotlight shines on DeNae Leu. - TopicsExpress



          

Today’s Banned Books Week Hero spotlight shines on DeNae Leu. Leu played an integral role in preventing Patricia Polacco’s children’s book In Our Mothers’ House from being placed on restricted access in her school library. According to Wanda Mae Huffaker, chair of the Utah Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee, Leu’s efforts helped to draw national attention to the book challenge and laid the groundwork for the ACLU lawsuit that spurred the school board to return In My Mother’s House to the district’s library shelves.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:41:20 +0000

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