Banned Books? Not At Cornell

In honor of banned book week, university librarian Anne Kenney takes to the pages of the Elmira Star-Gazette to defend libraries' right to offer controversial books:

Cornell University Library's response to requests to censor or ban materials it acquires is almost always "no." Notable exceptions include when an item has been donated by mistake or by someone unauthorized to give it away. I am happy to report that Winnie and Charlotte, as well as many of the banned books on ALA's list, are available from Cornell University Library. We intend to keep it that way.