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Building Perspectives
Building Perspectives
You Have a Voice!
Comparing our own ides with those of others.
Consider the Idea of Intellectual Freedom
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Consider the Ideas from the Librarian's Point of View
Your local librarian is ready to hear your concerns; however, there is a process to follow, and it is important to understand how Intellectual Freedom is at the foundation of collection policies.
Resources
IFEX- Defending and Promoting Free Expression
ASAL - American Association of School Librarians- "Defending Intellectual Freedom"
If you want to object to items in the library, the Librarian will guide you through the objection process.
If you want to object to items in the library, the Librarian will guide you through the objection process.
Although it may take a little time, there is an important process to follow! The materials will remain in circulation while that process takes place.
Questions You May Be Asked
Questions You May Be Asked
"Are you an individual with personal concerns or are you representing a group?
"Are you an individual with personal concerns or are you representing a group?
Have you read the entire resource or only specified parts?
Have you read the entire resource or only specified parts?
What action are you requesting? Are you seeking to have the resource removed from the collection, restricted, reclassified and moved to a different location, or another action such as labeling the book to alert potential readers (e.g., “sexually explicit” or “mature?"
What action are you requesting? Are you seeking to have the resource removed from the collection, restricted, reclassified and moved to a different location, or another action such as labeling the book to alert potential readers (e.g., “sexually explicit” or “mature?"
-American Library Association
-American Library Association
Ask the librarian to help you through the objection process. How can you file a complaint? To whom do you address such an objection, How much time does it usually take? Can speak personally to the decision makers? Can you speak privately or in public? What happens when the decision has been made? Can I appeal a decision? What recommendations do
Let's Consider a Case Study:
Let's Consider a Case Study:
A NPR Investigation When Schools Ban Books
A NPR Investigation When Schools Ban Books
Three episodes are linked together, so here is the time stamp to separate them as you o listen:
1:00-1:55 Podcast Summary & Intro.
3:15-11:11 Miranda Schwartz on banned books trends, laws, definitions across states.
12:23-32:45 Talk with three famous authors on the banned books lists: Jacqueline Woodson, Laurie Halse Anderson & Maia Kobabe.
Picking other titles: Working with teachers and libarians.
How do librarians make book and material selections?
What can we do as parents to help our own children respect the cultures, rights, and preferences of others?
Literature acts as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors, allowing readers to enter a world where they can experience new things and cultures as well as relate to the familiar.
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