McCulloch Library

A lot of students have noticed Mr. Elliott's fantastic bulletin board creations promoting "Banned Books Week," which is celebrated this week. One bulletin board shows authors who have been challenged or banned in the past with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing how their voices have been suppressed. Another bulletin board lists many books that have been banned in the past, including the Bible and the Harry Potter series. Libraries stand for intellectual freedom; we exist to provide information in many forms to all. This means that we carry a copy of the Bible as well as a copy of the Koran; we carry Obama's books as well as McCain's books; and we have thousands of other materials with a variety of viewpoints. We are as bi-partisan as they come. That is why we have to laugh when students think that we, McCulloch Library, have banned books. We are here to provide access to information, not withhold it. In the past, libraries have been pressured by their communities to keep books off their shelves. Typically, libraries do not ban or challenge books; their patrons and communities do. Check out this great video made by the American Library Association to learn more.


And, in honor of libraries and our freedom to read, check out a banned book today.

How informed are you about the most important issues being talked about during this election? Are you 100% sure of your stance? Take the following quiz to see if you really know all you need to know about these controversial topics.

Check back as these questions will change periodically between now and the election.

We are looking for suggestions to add to our growing music collection here in the McCulloch Library. If there is a particular cd that you would like the library to purchase please add a comment to this post. These materials will then be available for checkout to the entire community. The one stipulation is that the material has to be "clean" and appropriate for our school shelves. We can't guarantee that every suggestion will be able to be purchased but we will do the best we can!