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ALA Marks "Banned Books Week"
CHICAGO (AP) -- The American Library Association has kicked off its annual Banned Books Week with a public reading from the most censored books of last year.

Organizers say more than 200 people turned out for Saturday's "Read-Out!" event at a downtown Chicago park.

Author Chris Crutcher emceed this year's event, which also included appearances by Chicago writers and authors.

Every year, the library association's Office for Intellectual Freedom gets hundreds of reports of challenges to books based on their content.

The ALA says there were 460 recorded attempts to remove materials from libraries in 2009.

ALA President Roberta Stevens says readers should have the right to decide for themselves what reading material is appropriate.

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09 25 10 by Newsroom
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