Censorship
Withdrawing a book from circulation—which makes it disappear as effectively as burning—is a dangerous course. The book is gone. By the same logic, other books will also disappear, or never be written. But there’s another compelling cause for concern: Censorship often works against those who are the most marginalized—historically, women, minorities, and dissidents.
Despite complaints from a contingent of parents about a photo of a gun on the cover, the New York City Department of Education has no plans to remove Jason Reynolds's YA novel from lists of suggested reading material for seventh and eighth graders.
Pat Scales, School Library Journal's Scales on Censorship columnist, has been named this year's Distinguished Service Award recipient by the Association for Library Service to Children.
Censorship expert Pat Scales offers guidance on helping competitive readers find their own thing, balancing the responsibility to protect privacy, and orienting new teachers to the role of the library.
The 12th "Captain Underpants" novel will only be available to school kids in Monroe, MI, if they specifically order it. It is not in the school library or at book fairs.
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After book challenges by a local parents group this summer, a southern Florida school district gives parents online access to see what their children are checking out of the media center.
In the library, adversity comes in many forms: a community persevering during unrest; a challenge to readers’ rights, and sometimes, in the form of bureaucracy.
The importance of providing student access to the library.
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