If you missed Tuesday’s OIF webinar, “Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges,” featuring OIF Assistant Director Angela Maycock, you’ll be glad to know that the session was recorded and is now available as a webcast. Links to this and other OIF webcasts can be found at http://www.ala.org/offices/oif/oifprograms/webinars.
Entries Tagged as ‘Censorship’
April 18, 2013
Free webinar on reporting and responding to challenges to library materials
Register now for “Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges” Challenges to library materials take place in schools and libraries across this country every day. One of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom’s primary duties is to track challenges and to provide support to librarians, teachers, library workers, trustees, and others who are dealing with these [...]
April 17, 2013
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants tops the frequently challenged books list of 2012
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom released the top ten most frequently challenged books list of 2012 as part of the State of America’s Library Report on Monday, April 15. Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants series ranked #1, having been challenged for “offensive language” and “unsuited to age group.” Captain Underpants also appeared on the Top Ten [...]
March 27, 2013
IFAction Round-Up, March 11-17, 2013
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to subscribe to this list. For an archive of all list postings since 1996, visit the IF Action archive. Below is a sample of articles from March 18–24, 2013. Privacy, [...]
March 15, 2013
Persepolis removed from Chicago Public Schools for “graphic illustrations and language”; OIF & FTRF respond
As documented by DNAinfo.com and numerous other blogs, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) yesterday ordered that all copies of the award-winning graphic novel Persepolis be removed from schools district-wide. Initially the order explicitly included libraries, but the head of school libraries has since issued a directive that, pursuant to its collection development policy, the book is to [...]
February 27, 2013
IFAction Round-Up, February 18-24, 2013
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to subscribe to this list. For an archive of all list postings since 1996, visit the IF Action archive. Below is a sample of articles from February 18-24, [...]
February 18, 2013
IFAction Round-Up, February 11–17, 2013
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to subscribe to this list. For an archive of all list postings since 1996, visit the IF Action archive. Below is a sample of articles from February 11 –February 17, 2013. [...]
February 11, 2013
IFAction Round-Up, February 4–10, 2013
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to subscribe to this list. For an archive of all list postings since 1996, visit the IF Action archive. Below is a sample of articles from February 4–10, 2013. Privacy [...]
February 6, 2013
IFAction Round-Up, January 14-February 3, 2013
The Office for Intellectual Freedom sponsors IFAction, an email list for those who would like updated information on news affecting intellectual freedom, censorship, privacy, access to information, and more. Click here to subscribe to this list. For an archive of all list postings since 1996, visit the IF Action archive. Below is a sample of articles from January 14 –February 3, 2013. [...]
February 5, 2013
Final settlement reached in Davis County
Cross-posted on the Freedom to Read Foundation Blog. A final settlement was reached last week in the Davis County, Utah book removal case. In addition to returning the book In Our Mothers’ House unrestricted to school library shelves, the school district agreed not to remove or restrict access to any library books based on Utah’s [...]
