Do caged books sing?

Freedom to Read Week (www.freedomtoread.ca/), Feb. 20–26, will be marked by a display of censored books held in a cage at the McPherson Library. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou will join other celebrated banned books to remind us of the many books frequently banned from school libraries and classrooms. Even in Canada, where we have the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, books are removed from shelves. This censorship affects the right of Canadians to decide for themselves what they choose to read. Check out the list of challenged books prepared by The Book and Periodical Council, the umbrella organization for publishing in Canada: www.freedomtoread.ca/docs/challenged_books_and_magazines.pdf