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Open Door Policy for All Students | Scales on Censorship
The importance of providing student access to the library.
It’s About Choice: Tactics for Fostering Intellectual Freedom | Scales on Censorship
Censorship expert Pat Scales tackles the trouble with trigger warnings, the finesse of Banned Books Week planning, and the problem with narrowing options for reading.
When Colleagues Need Clarification About Restricting Books | Scales on Censorship
Don’t be afraid to enter the discussion about intellectual freedom, and be firm when stating your opinion.
Library Police: Who Determines What Is “Appropriate”? | Scales on Censorship
Pat Scales responds to a kindergarten educator who questions the age-appropriateness of This One Summer as a Caldecott Honor Book and an English teacher who grapples with what to do about her student teacher from a Christian university who has asked to opt out of working with To Kill a Mockingbird.
Value Judgment | Scales On Censorship
This month, Pat Scales fires back on a principal who nixes the study of a novel with a Buddhist mother-character in a world religions program, a teacher who wants to label library books by reading-level, and a company contracted for book fairs that labels a graphic novel featuring a kiss between two boys as "Mature Content."
Books Under Fire: A Hit List of Banned and Challenged Children's Books
Any youth librarian that has this title within easy reach will be ready to program with challenged materials, discuss intellectual freedom issues with kids and grown ups, and respond intelligently to book challenges.
Should 'Girl' Books Be Labeled? | Scales on Censorship
A public librarian asks if merging her teen and adult collection will reduce the challenges to the YA literature collection; a school librarian writes about the superintendent's restriction on teaching some of the classics listed on the Facts on Fiction website. SLJ censorship columnist, Pat Scales, provides answers to these matters and more.
Keeping Kids' Library Records Private| Scales on Censorship
SLJ columnist Pat Scales addresses the privacy of kids' library records; censoring incarcerated teen reading; and the difference between "restricting" and "removing."
SLJ Columnist Pat Scales Addresses Censorship Concerns in Libraries
Librarian and SLJ columnist Pat Scales responds to a range of censorship issues from librarians around the country.
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