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ALA Webinars to Help Teachers—and Parents—Understand Censorship
While most librarians are familiar with the issues around intellectual freedom and a student’s right to read, what about their colleagues? Enter the American Library Association, which is offering two digital lessons to help librarians broach the topic of censorship with colleagues.
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.
Links: Magical Girls, Little Robot, and Dragons Beware
Jillian Tamaki, who collaborated with her cousin Mariko on Skim and This One Summer, talks about her solo book SuperMutant Magic Academy, which will be out soon. Rafael Rosado, the artist and co-creator of Giants Beware and its upcoming sequel Dragons Beware, talks about his evolution as an artist and how his work as an [...]
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."
Diversity, Intellectual Freedom, and Innovation | Professional Reading
The latest professional reading encourages bringing dynamic, diverse, and innovative materials to patrons, from Pat Scales’s Books Under Fire to Adelaide Poniatowski Phelps and Carole J. McCollough’s Coretta Scott King Award Books Discussion Guide.
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.
'Highland Park Kids Read' Takes on Censorship Battle in TX School District
Nonprofit group Highland Park Kids Read is set to protest the pulling of "objectionable" books from the district's curricula at a December 9 board meeting of the Highland Park Independent School District.
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.
Let's Talk About Banned Books: Using Them, Displaying Them, and Dealing with Challenges to Your Library Collection
Thursday, September 11th, 2014, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PT
Join SLJ for an important discussion with SLJ columnist Pat Scales, along with authors M.E. Kerr and Todd Parr as they provide practical advice when dealing with book challenges and hear the authors’ perspective on their books that have been banned over the years. You'll also hear from Youth Services librarian Heather Accero on ways that librarians can celebrate, display, and use these books. Register Now!
Join SLJ for an important discussion with SLJ columnist Pat Scales, along with authors M.E. Kerr and Todd Parr as they provide practical advice when dealing with book challenges and hear the authors’ perspective on their books that have been banned over the years. You'll also hear from Youth Services librarian Heather Accero on ways that librarians can celebrate, display, and use these books. Register Now!
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