"In the Shadow of the Wizard: Literature Challenged, 1900-2000" is the theme of an exhibit in the Information Room of the Morris Library through Oct. 3. The display includes literature that has been challenged by groups or individuals because of its references to sorcery, wizardry, incantations, spells and witchcraft.

Every year, there are hundreds of formal challenges to materials found in library collections, made by individuals or groups asking that certain materials be removed. Typically, materials that are challenged are believed to contain harmful ideas, troubling information, sexually explicit material, violent themes or magical episodes.

"The request to remove a book from a library made by individuals because they do not like the book (and often have not read it) affects the First Amendment rights to all to receive information," Susan Brynteson, the May Morris Director of Libraries, said.

Margaret Ferris and Michael Guti´errez, associate librarians in the Acquisitions Department, are curators of the exhibit, which is free and open to the public. Featured authors include J.J. Rowling, Roald Dahl and J.R.R. Tolkien. All items in the exhibition are from the collections of the University of Delaware Library.