Veteran AK Children's LibrarianTalks AboutBookBanning
Norman Oder -- School Library Journal, 10/07/2008
From LibraryJournal.com: Given the controversy over the gay-themed titles that allegedly raised the ire of some Wasilla, AK, residents, and the inquiries by then-Mayor Sarah Palin about the library's procedure for banning books, LJ decided to ask a veteran Alaska librarian about some of the issues raised. Charlotte Glover is the children's librarian at the Ketchikan Public Library, and the state Chapter Councilor for the American Library Association. She’s been publicly critical of Palin, but, as the interview shows, she thinks collection decisions should be local. talks to Alaska Children’s Librarian Charlotte Glover on the Wasilla book banning controversy and other collection decisions. View the story.


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