Intellectual freedom stories from a shifting landscape / edited by Valerie Nye.
| Other author | Nye, Valerie, 1971- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : ALA Editions, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | xviii, 186 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: Protected by policy. Give them library cards! / Carrie Valdes -- The Vitruvian Man and a threat to burn down the art library / Megan Lotts -- Adventures in book court / Sandra Parks -- Part II: Public events. Black Lives Matter die-in: library space as an intellectual freedom issue / Raina Bloom and Carrie Kruse -- Exposing a community: drag queen storytime in rural America / Jennifer Stickles -- Did we just normalize extreme views and make the library an unsafe place? / Daniel Forsman -- Part III: Difficult conversations. A library's response(ability) in #MeToo / Leah Shlachter -- Promoting intellectual freedom through a social book group / James Allen Davis and Hadiya Evans -- Part IV: Institutional decisions. The storage closet / Shana Chartier -- The fox and the hedgehog: when libraries are behind bars / Erin Boyington -- Widely read teens become well-rounded adults / Lisa Hoover -- Y colorin colorado, este cent se ha acabado [Snip, snap, snout, this tale's told out] / Care Fenoll Clarabuch -- Part V: Patrons challenging material. Transgender children's books in the public library / Tom Taylor -- Restoring EBSCO: the power of coalition and rapid response / Rebekah Cummings and Peter Bromberg -- "Bullshit hatred from cover to cover": Islamophobia in the age of Trump / Lorena Neal -- Anywhere USA / Joan Airoldi -- Part VI: Cultural sensitivity. "Just get rid of them": American Indian children's literature in the tribal college library / Rhiannon Sorrell -- Censorship and sensibility / Lara Aase. |
| Abstract | "This book shares stories of censorship that librarians have experienced in their libraries. Those facing censorship challenges can find support and inspiration in this text"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Intellectual freedom stories from a shifting landscape Chicago : ALA Editions, 2020 9780838947357 |
| LCCN | 2019055287 |
| ISBN | 9780838947265 paperback |
| ISBN | 0838947263 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | kindle edition |
| ISBN | electronic book |