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Book Bites: Freedom To Read Week
Feb. 20 – 26 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada, an annual opportunity for Canadians to reflect on and […]
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Library celebrating Freedom to Read Week
Although the Morinville Community Library is more than just books these days, the printed word is still its stock and trade. This week, the Library joins with libraries throughout the country in defending intellectual freedom and the right to curl up with a good book, no matter what ideas and concepts those books may contain. […]
Arts & Culture
Library once again participating in Freedom to Read Week
Freedom to Read Week (FTRW) is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Freedom to Read Week takes place Feb. 26 – Mar. 4, 2017 […]
Editorial & Opinion
Editorial: The prime minister needs to wake up and get a haircut
The headline of this article is a statement this publication agrees with – far from it in fact. We think the prime minister’s hair is OK as it is. But it is one that we have published nonetheless because freedom of the press gives us the right to make provocative, controversial and even ill-informed statements – published opinions that can freely criticize our municipal, provincial and federal leaders for the actions or inactions they take without fear of execution, jail time or even reprisal. […]
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Library celebrates Freedom to Read
The Morinville Community Library will be celebrating Freedom to Read Week Feb. 21 to 27. The annual event encourages Canadians to think about the intellectual freedoms guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. […]
Arts & Culture
Library planning peep show and scandalous book club
by Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Although the Morinville Community Library has become known for being more than just books these days, the printed word is still its stock and trade. Next week the library will be joining with libraries throughout the nation in defending intellectual freedom and the right to curl up with a good book, no matter what ideas and concepts those books may contain… […]
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Freedom to Read Week recognizes the fight against censorship
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Although the Morinville Community Library is more than just books these days, the printed word is still its stock and trade. Next week the library will be joining with libraries throughout the nation in defending intellectual freedom and the right to curl up with a good book, no matter what ideas and concepts those books may contain… […]
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Freedom to Read Week offers a chance to read for free
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – Although the Morinville Public Library is more than just books these days, the printed word is still its stock and trade. Next week the library will be joining with libraries throughout the nation in defending intellectual freedom and the right to curl up with a good book, no matter what ideas and concepts those books may contain… […]
Editorial & Opinion
Town Council is made up of idiots and other thoughts on freedom
A MorinvilleNews.com editorial
By Stephen Dafoe
The Mayor of Morinville and his council are idiots who couldn’t govern a community on Farmville, let alone a growing community like Morinville.
The following statement is… […]
Arts & Culture
Library focusing on banned books this week
By Stephen Dafoe
Morinville – The Morinville Public Library has loaded its shelves with a collection of banned and challenged books and hope patrons will read them this week. But the real shock value is that many of the books were ever banned or challenged in the first place.
The scandalous collection of prose is all part of the library’s participation in Freedom to Read Week, an annual event that reminds Canadians of the freedom to express ideas and communicate those ideas through the medium of the printed word. […]
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Morinville Round Up
Library in a plain brown wrapper
Morinville Public Library Manager Isabelle Cramp shields her eyes from the banned books held by librarians April Heppleston (left) and Pearl Lavallée (right). […]