MORE 'CENSORSHIP' POSTS
Today, Christie Tweeted me this: Talks Cancelled for YA Authors Meg Medina and Rainbow Rowell | Blogging Censorship http://t.co/UnGdNuMxxx @TLT16— mz_christie (@mz_christie) September 17, 2013 In a nutshell: Two authors – Meg Medina and Rainbow Rowell – had separate school visits scheduled at different schools. Both of the schools got squeamish about the content of […]
– Robin I would like to begin with a shout out to my fellow Middle School librarians. You may be the only people who really understand this post…Middle School is a time of great change and growth for students – physically, emotionally, and cognitively. It’s a roller coaster barreling full speed into a banked turn […]
Book Review: Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
Book Reviews, Censorship, Cory Doctorow, Cybils, Internet, Pirate Cinema, Teen Issues
|I’d thought he was angry, and he was, a bit, but when I looked into those eyes, I saw that what I had mistaken for anger was really terror. He was even more scared that I was. Scared that without the net, his job was gone. Scared that without the net, Mum couldn’t sign on every […]
Book banning doesn’t happen as often as you think it does. Mostly what we face are book challenges. This is the notion that someone challenges the acceptedness (acceptedability?) um, the appropriateness of a book. It often happens by outside forces, like parents and concerned citizens, but, as we discussed yesterday, it can also happen from […]
I never liked it when Technical Services called down to my office because it usually meant I had done something wrong: ordered a duplicate, maybe ordered book 2 when we didn’t have book 1, or a book came in covered in green astro turf (that really happened once). But no, this time it was a staff […]
Once upon a time I read and reviewed a book called Pretty Amy. I liked it and made it the TLT Rec of the Week. I thought, you know, this really speaks to the heart of what teenage girls feel. I also thought, I wish I had known to get a bird and teach it […]
Karen Jensen, the teen librarian is:A) A person of deep personal faith beliefsB) A strong advocate for teensC) A voracious readerD) A defender of librariesE) An outspoken defender of free speech and celebrant of Banned Books WeekF) All of the above It was while majoring in Youth Ministry (Christian Education) at Mount Vernon Nazarene College […]
You may have noticed, but it’s election season. And back to school time. Which means it is also time to start thinking about Banned Books Week. Banned Books Week at ALAYou can get information and graphics for Banned Books Week at ALA Banned Books Week is a reminder to us all to celebrate our freedom […]
Let’s talk Access! And why libraries are radically unsafe places, and that’s a good thing!
Access, Censorship, Collection Development, Reader's Advisory
|Access: Noun1. the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files. 2. the state or quality of being approachable: The house was difficult of access. 3. a way or means of approach: The only access to the house was a rough dirt road. (from dictionary.com) […]
As a reader, I know that story has the power to change lives. From the moment I read It by Stephen King in the 6th grade, I knew that I wanted to be THAT type of friend. When I read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee I knew I wanted to be THAT type […]
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