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The fight against book bans : perspectives from the field / Shannon M. Oltmann, editor.
"Offers a timely overview of book bans and challenges, their context, and how working librarians have handled them"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781440879760 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: ix, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2023.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The precarious state of libraries in the 2020s / Shannon M. Oltmann -- Part one : The rise in book challenges across the nation -- It's not just the quantity : book challenges in 2021 and beyond / Glen J. Benedict -- Preserving equity for young adult readers / Andrea Jamison -- Missouri and Kansas school librarians face unprecedented community concern / Rene Burress, Angie Wiegers, and Amanda Harrison -- Reclaiming the right to learn : combating new censorship tactics / Jamie Gregory -- Part two : How challenges and bans affect librarians -- Riding shotgun for intellectual freedom / Terri L. Lesley -- A library without controversy / Kelly Mayfield -- A middle school challenge : championing Cabot's Princess on the brink / Julie N. Hornick -- Beyond the paperwork : the hidden impact of a title challenge / Joe Schweiss -- Part three : External support for librarians -- Supporting Texas librarians facing materials challenges / Dorcas Hand -- Building a grassroots movement to support intellectual #FReadom / Becky Calzada and Carolyn Foote -- Answering the call : aLA GNCRT responds to surging challenges to comics / Matthew Noe, Amie Wright, and Moni Barrette -- Part four : How to face challenges and bans -- Responding to challenges : in the moment and beforehand / Kristin Pekoll and Shannon M. Oltmann -- When policy doesn't stop the ban : reflections on moving forward / Jenna Kammer and Mernie Maestas -- Whom do we serve? A youth librarianship perspective / Cindy C. Welch -- Parent education for anti-censorship : a school librarian's guide / Rhona Campbell -- Part five : Advice from librarians -- Challenges that provide insight into a librarian's code of ethics and a systemic threat to national democracy / Dee Ann Venuto -- Book banning in the United States? Why, it's perfectly normal! / Kerrie Lattari -- Hindsight is 2021 : help from the book battle frontlines / Martha Hickson -- Saving library books for kids : a year combating censorship / Tonya Ryals. |
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| Subject: | Challenged books > United States. Libraries > Censorship > United States. Prohibited books > United States. |
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