Intellectual Freedom News 10/22/2022
Highlights
A holistic perspective on intellectual freedom | ALA Member News
Censorship
- 11 titles now under review as ‘pornographic’ book banning debate heats up at St. Joseph public schools | Moody on the Market (MI)
- Spring Lake board votes to remove book on sexuality from high school library | WOOD (MI)
- ‘Gender Queer’ – the most banned book in America – removed from library by West Michigan school board | Michigan Live
- ‘It really hurts’: Students say parents fighting over removal of LGBTQ+ book impacts relationships at school | WZZM (MI)
- Schools will now call parents if students want to check out this LGBTQ book | LGBTQ Nation
- Board votes to remove book on sexuality from Spring Lake HS library | Holland Sentinel
- Hundreds turn out for public comment at library board meeting, some seeking to have books removed, others decrying censorship | Republic (IN)
- The growing religious alliance to ban LGBTQ books | New Republic
- Anti-LGBTQ Book Bans Intensify in Michigan As Muslim-Americans Join Pro-Censorship Crusade | Latin Times
- Book to remain at Jack Anderson after uncertain vote | Hendersonville Standard
- ORR has been asked to ban several books on gender, race issues. Here’s what we know | South Coast Today (MA)
- Banned book controversy discussed by school committee | Sippican Week (MA)
- OPINION: Old Rochester Regional School District Parents Speak Out Against Book Banning | New Bedford Guide
- A battle over book bans simmers in Arlington | Dallas News (TX)
- Fauquier deputy superintendent says new ‘sexually explicit content’ draft policy will be presented in November | Fauquier Now (VA)
- Parents concerned after Republicans protest Iowa City library’s drag storytime | Iowa City Press-Citizen (IA)
- Sumner Co. school board votes to keep book mother says ‘pushes racism’ | WZTV (TN)
- Sumner County pushing to remove another book from schools | WKRN (TN)
- Nixa parents form group to fight book bans, demand school board transparency | Springfield News-Leader (MO)
- Dickinson residents argue over sex education book in public library | KFYR (ND)
- Library issues continue at County Court | Hill Country Community Journal (TX)
- After education board’s update, group says porn is still in libraries | KSL News (UT)
- Staples library display incites community response at BOE meeting | InklingsNews (CT)
- Another Maine school district to discuss removing ‘Gender Queer’ book from library | WGME (ME)
- Centralia Public Library Board Votes Against restricting access to books | Centralia Fireside Guard
- Ongoing debate over “Homegoing” leads to increased demand for novel, formation of “Banned Book” club | Kenosha News
- Escambia County Schools consider keeping challenged books in the open | Pensacola News-Journal
- Book ban debate part of Wake County school board election | Raleigh News & Observer
- Courier letter: RSU 40’s consideration to ban books | Courier-Gazette (ME)
- Opinion: Book banning would become too easy | Wilkes Journal-Patriot (NC)
Privacy & Cybersecurity
First Amendment, Free Speech, & Civil Liberties
- High court asked to stop Arkansas law against Israel boycott | AP
- Florida teachers could lose licenses for defying ‘don’t say gay,’ ‘anti-woke’ laws | South Florida Sun Sentinel
- ACLU demands reversal of pride flag ban in schools, no response from Mon BOE | Morgantown News
- A School “Paused” Its Student Newspaper After an LGBTQ Pride Issue | Teen Vogue
- FIRE launches new civil liberties learning platform | FIRE
Legislation
- Idaho bill to ban drag performances expected to get introduced by lawmakers | Idaho Statesman
- Proposed Missouri rule would restrict minors’ access to ‘age-appropriate’ materials in state libraries | Springfield News-Leader
Access
- Libraries’ digital preservation policy ensures future academic, research access | Penn State University
Information Literacy & Disinformation
- How disinformation splintered and became more intractable | New York Times
International
- Video game censorship is authoritarians’ latest tool to muzzle speech | Brookings
- To Fight Lies, Brazil Gives One Man Power Over Online Speech | New York Times
- Hong Kong stops ‘Dark Knight’ screening amid censorship push | Far Out Magazine
Around the Web
- First Book Rallies Nonprofits in Push for Diverse, Affordable Children’s Books | Publishers Weekly
- Libraries are beefing up security after a series of violent threats | Vice
- Fight over race, gender in curriculum may mean educational segregation | USA Today
- How the conservative parents’ rights movement — fueled by LGBTQ backlash — is shaping Heidi Ganahl’s campaign | Colorado Public Radio
- Religious conservatives showcase close bond with NC Republican leaders | NC Policy Watch
- In Kiel, attack on ‘critical race theory’ ignores bullying of Black student | Wisconsin Public Radio
- Meeting the challenge: Fixing longstanding diversity gaps in academic libraries and archives | Insight into Diversity
- Abortion bans and LGBTQ-targeted laws are catching some school campuses in the crosshairs | USA Today [paywalled]
- After O.C. school district bans critical race theory, it faces Cal State Fullerton backlash | Los Angeles Times
- Nora Roberts has pitched $25,000 to save another library at risk. | Literary Hub
ALA News
- 2022 YALSA Teens’ Top Ten Titles Announced
- November Online Learning with RUSA
- Ready-to-use sustainable living programs for libraries
- 2023 RUSA Achievement Awards Nomination Period Opens
- Intellectual Freedom Round Table seeks nominations for the Eli M. Oboler Award
- Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) seeks nominations for the John Phillip Immroth Award
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