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The Naughty Victorian Hand Book: The Rediscovered Art of Erotic Hand Manipulation is a book written by Jeremy Bennett and Burton Silver. This book rediscovers the surprising Victorian art of “furtling” in this interactive picture book. 

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The Harry Potter series was written by J. K. Rowling. The seven books which were published between 1997 and 2007 have become bestsellers, with over 450 million copies sold worldwide. The books faced criticism for promoting magic and witchcraft, prompting frequent attempts to ban the series. The series topped the American Library Association’s list of top ten challenged books in 2001, 2002 and 2003. The group, Muggles for Harry Potter, formed in March 2000 to fight against the censorship of the Harry Potter series. The term ‘muggle’ is taken from the books and refers to people who are non-magical.

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“The Little Polar Bear” is a franchise that started as a children’s book written by Hans de Beer. The books center around a polar bear cub named Lars. One day his falls asleep on the ice, but the ice cracks and he slowly drifts away from his father and the North Pole. From there his adventures begin. The book later became an animated TV series for BBC TV in the 1990s. Then in 2001 and 2003, the franchise was revived as films. 

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The Cat in the Hat is a character from a children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 – 1991), better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss. The Cat in the Hat was Dr. Seuss’s 13^th children’s book. Published in 1957, it was written to encourage children to read by themselves. The story is told in approximately 230 words, all of which are familiar vocabulary for beginner readers. By 1960, The Cat in the Hat had sold nearly one million copies. The success of the book inspired the creation of Beginner Books, a collection of books for children learning how to read. Other Beginner Books written by Dr. Seuss include The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Hop on Pop, and Green Eggs and Ham.

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Brookyn: A State of Mind, is a book written by Michael W. Robbins, and edited and designed by Wendy Palitz. The book tells stories about the city of Brooklyn. It is an illustrated collection of true and original stories about life in Brooklyn past and present. The stories are contributed by Brooklynites, such as Mel Brooks, Arthur Miller, Spike Lee, and Susan Borwnmiller. 

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This button was created for the American Library Association’s Video Round Table, a unit within the ALA that provides leadership on issues related to video collections, programs and services in libraries.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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This button was created for the American Library Association’s Video Round Table, a unit within the ALA that provides leadership on issues related to video collections, programs and services in libraries.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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According to their website, the "Right Decisions Right Now" program addresses educators of students, grades 5 – 9, to provide them with tools to help persuade youth to be tobacco free. The program has been around since 1991 and offers materials to middle schools to help address the important issue of making good decisions, even if peer pressure and example might suggest a different decision. 

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Freline created items to promote libraries and literacy, eventually founding the subsidiary, Upstart, to create such items in Hagerstown, MD. Upstart was later sold to Highsmith Inc in 1993, and eventually made its way to Demco by the early 2000's. The magazines, records, books, film reels, and newspaper on this button represent the items one could find in a library in 1978, and they are all offered for free.