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Yesterday was spent at the New England SCBWI Conference in Springfield, Mass. Today is being spent moving all my stuff across the street into my brand new home. As will tomorrow. And the day after that. And the day after that. And the day . . . you get the picture. To combat this incessant […]
Religious-themed books in school libraries; informing patrons of privacy policies.
What do Abrams Books, Carve the Mark, The Continent, When We Was Fierce and more have in common? This year they were all challenged for having offensive and harmful representation of marginal people. Things exploded this weekend for Abrams Books. It’s being discussed all over Twitter and in the news, so I’m not going to […]
Many readers responded to our coverage of Banned Books Week. No self-censorship here!
Twenty-nine books on ALA’s top 10 challenged books lists from 2001–2015 have diverse content.
Download SLJ's 2016 Controversial Books Survey report, exploring self-censorship among school librarians.
What do revered authors Maya Angelou, Alison Bechdel, and Marjane Satrapi have in common?
SLJ's 2016 Controversial Books Survey, addressing self-censorship, asked school librarians: "When making purchasing decisions, do find yourself weighing the effect of controversial subject matter more often now than you did one or two years ago?" Here's what respondents who answered "yes" had to say.
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