Intellectual Freedom 101 - presented at Park High School on November 18, 2010

Power Point Slide Presentation

Presentation Links - to resources discussed during the session

Exercises - real-life Montana school censorship scenarios

Take a look at some examples of Policies Relating to Intellectual Freedom

Resources:

AASL Essential Links Intellectual Freedom resources from the American Association of School Librarians

School Library Media Centers and Intellectual Freedom toolkit from the American Library Association

Intellectual Freedom Manual 8 online supplement to the to the print edition from ALA

National Council of Teachers of English Anti-Censorship Center includes the Five Most Helpful Resources and more.

Reconsideration Procedures Flowchart:

Billings Public Schools

Letters and justifications:

Additional Resources:

News from the trenches - Managing censorship attempts in the school library:

"If I only knew then, what I know now..." Listen to this interview (mp3 file) with Lockwood Middle School Library Media Specialist Johanna Freivalds on her experience with a challenge to "The Guy Book" and other titles. The interview is around 50 minutes long and takes a little while to load. Be patient - it's worth the wait.

A dirty Little Secret: self-censorship - from School Library Journal.

From the Field: Librarians talk about self censorship

Walk the Line: the fine line between selection & censorship - further reading.

Bibliography:

Boyer, Paul S. Purity in Print: Book Censorship in America from the Gilded Age to the Computer Age. University of Wisconsin Press, 2002.
Doyle, Robert P. Banned Books: Celebrating Our Freedom to Read. American Library Association, 2010.
Karolides, Nicholas J. Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds. Facts on File, 1998.
Office for Intellectual Freedom. Intellectual Freedom Manual, 8^th ed. American Library Association, 2010.
Reichman, Henry. Censorship and Selection: Issues and Answers for Schools. American Library Association, 1988.
Scales, Pat. Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Your School Library: Scenarios from the Front Lines. American Library Association, 2009.
Simmons, John S. and Eliza T. Dresang. School Censorship in the 21^st Century: A Guide for Teachers and School Library Media Specialists. International Reading Association, 2001.
Sova, Dawn B. Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds. Facts on File, 1998.
Work, Clemens P. Darkest Before Dawn: Sedition and Free Speech in the American West. University of New Mexico Press, 2005.