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“Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need.”
“Librarians save lives: by handing the right book, at the right time, to a kid in need.”
~ Judy Blume 📖
~ Judy Blume 📖
"There is a wealth of evidence to show that kids who have access to books and the freedom to explore them perform better academically and lead happier, healthier lives. By creating books deserts where there need not be any, book banning is depriving children of their ability to fully flourish."
~Jarrett Learner 📚
School libraries are considered to be non-public forums reserved for the use of their designated users, the school’s students and faculty. The public does not have a right to access or use the non-public forum. While school libraries may be non-public forums, courts still protect students’ First Amendment right to receive information in the school library. A number of cases have found that removing or restricting access to books in the school library can rise to a violation of a student’s First Amendment rights if the removal was done to prevent access to ideas, viewpoints, or opinions that are disfavored or disliked by the administration.
School libraries are considered to be non-public forums reserved for the use of their designated users, the school’s students and faculty. The public does not have a right to access or use the non-public forum. While school libraries may be non-public forums, courts still protect students’ First Amendment right to receive information in the school library. A number of cases have found that removing or restricting access to books in the school library can rise to a violation of a student’s First Amendment rights if the removal was done to prevent access to ideas, viewpoints, or opinions that are disfavored or disliked by the administration.
