Tag: To Kill a Mockingbird
Listen Up! Read-aloud Challenges
Some public challenges in 2019 focused on books that were read aloud to minors. The issues were LGBTQIA and race. But some challenges raise new questions.
To Silence the Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of America’s most divisive novels, particularly in classrooms as required reading. Get a glimpse into the recent decision to remove it from the curriculum in Duluth Public Schools district’s two high schools, its replacement novel, and who makes such decisions in the public school system.
Intellectual Freedom News 2/1/2019
Libraries and Hate Speech: ALA’s New Resource ‘Hateful Conduct in Libraries: Supporting Library Workers and Patrons’; A man uses library system’s free access to create dyslexia app; Jay Asher, author of ‘Thirteen Reasons Why,’ files defamation lawsuit; and more
Intellectual Freedom News 11/9/2018
Is there a limit to academic freedom? How to lock down what websites can access on your computer; (When) Should curriculum changes be called censorship?
Banned Book ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is America’s ‘Best-Loved’ Novel
Part of the reason that the novel is so well loved, I think, is because it challenged so many of us to think about difficult issues. Whether we continue to teach Mockingbird or choose to move on to another, more modern book, one important lesson from Mockingbird will live on – we will continue to read, and love, our banned books.
Thinking for myself; one reviewers thoughts on a few challenged books
Celebrate Banned Books Week by thinking for yourself! Here are a few reviews by Laynie Bynum.
Intellectual Freedom News 5/11/2018
Parents are divided over a book in a popular student reading program in Oregon; ALA President Jim Neal to hold ‘Fight for School Libraries’ summit May 23; Red alert for net neutrality
Intellectual Freedom News 4/13/18
Thirteen Reasons Why tops most challenged book list, amid rising complaints in US libraries; Brown wins 2019-2010 ALA Presidency; IFLA provides input on the challenges to the right of privacy in the digital age
Intellectual Freedom News – 02/16/18
ALA President issues statement on White House budget; Beaverton School District (OR) bans book, Stick, from middle schools; Are Libraries Neutral? President’s Program tackles heavy subject from multiple angles
Intellectual Freedom News 1/19/2018
OIF to Showcase New Selection Policy Toolkit at Midwinter; the New Jim Crow book in American prisons; and the Golden Age of Free Speech