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INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM SKYPE - 35 POINTS

What Authors Have to Say
"Are Some Words Off-Limits in Children's Books?" //NPR.// 28 Feb. 2007.Web. 7 Jan. 2014. .
 * Neal Conan talks to Susan Patron about her Newbery Award-winning book, //The Higher Power of Lucky.//

ABFFE2913. "Sherman Alexie Talkes (sic) to ABFFEE About Censorship." //YouTube//. 22 May 2013. Web. 18 Jan. 2016. <@https://youtu.be/LUs9Boyqqdc>.
 * This video gives you an idea of why the book is controversial: @https://youtu.be/V-l4X68MWRM

Vlogbrothers (Green, John). "I am not a Pornographer." //YouTube//. 30 Jan. 2008. Web. 18 Jan. 2016. <@https://youtu.be/fHMPtYvZ8tM>.
 * John Green talks about his book //Alaska//. While this particular discussion is about an assigned reading in a class, the book has been criticized in school libraries as well.

Missouri Examples
"Banned Books Week 2013 - Kansas/Missouri Edition: Books Banned or Challenged in Kansas and Missouri, in Honor of Banned Books Week - September 22-28, 2013." //Pinterest//. n.d. Web. 7 Jan. 2014. <@http://www.pinterest.com/kclibrary/banned-books-week-2013-kansasmissouri-edition/>.

"Vonnegut Library Offers Banned Book to Students." //Reuters//. 5 Aug. 2011. Web. 8 March 2016. <@http://www.reuters.com/article/us-vonnegut-school-odd-idUSTRE7743ZX20110805>.
 * Levitt. Aimee. "Banned Books Restored to Republic, MO, School Libraries -- Sort Of." //Riverfront Times.// 22 Sept. 2011. Web. 8 March 2016. <@http://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2011/09/22/banned-books-restored-to-republic-mo-school-libraries-sort-of>. //[This is a reaction pieces that has a smarty tone but it does bring up some good points.]//

"KCTV5 Investigates Book Banning: Parents vs. Public Schools." //KCTV5 News//. 8 Nov. 2011. Web. 9 Nov. 2011. <@http://www.kctv5.com/story/15992153/kctv5-investigates-book-banning-parents-v-public-schools>.

> jsmith4@nkcsd.k12.mo.us 816-413-5089 816-674-0107 Cell #Floyd 07/20/10 10:28 AM "Stockton Book Ban Upheld 7-0 in Packed Public Forum." News-Leader.com. 9 Sep. 2010. Web. 10 Aug. 2011. <@https://web.archive.org/web/20150507212342/http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100909/NEWS04/9090375/Stockton-book-ban-upheld-7-0-packed-public-forum>. //[////The// Springfield News-Leader //evidently has dumped many of their older pages. I found a copy of the article in the// Internet Archive//.]//
 * JCKL database article:** Sederstrom, Jill. "NKC School Board Votes to Keep Challenged Book in Elementary Libraries." //The Kansas City Star// 22 Dec. 2009: n. pag. //NewsBank.// Web. 18 Jan. 2016.>.
 * My question to the librarian: >>>Hi, Jill. I hope you are having a restful summer. I have a quick question: Among the articles I have assigned my class to read about intellectual freedom is the School Library Journal article by Lauren Barack about And Tango Makes Three. According to the article, "there is a simple generic log-in so elementary school parents can get in there." Does this mean that the parents can monitor what their child checks out or only that the parents can look at the contents of the catalog? How to the parents go about restricting their child's reading remotely? Thanks for your time. After having gone through a public reconsideration process with Annie on My Mind, I appreciate the sensitivity you have about the topic. floyd
 * Librarian's Response:  Parents have a generic login to view the catalog only. If they decide to restrict titles for their child they must contact the building principal and submit a written request indicating which titles they want to restrict. Hope that answers your question. Feel free to contact me. I'm back to work on Aug. 2 but check my district email regularly. Jill Smith, Library Media Coordinator North Kansas City Schools 2000 NE 46th Street Kansas City, MO 64116

Digital Challenges
Bradley, Donald. "School Board Settlement with ACLU Stirs Anger in Camdenton." //The Kansas City Star // 29 Mar. 2012 <@http://web.archive.org/web/20120401221648/http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/29/3523456/school-board-settlement-with-aclu.html>.

Johnson, Doug. "BFTP: One Big Room." //The Blue Skunk Blog.//23 July 2011. Web. 10 Aug. 2011. <@http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2011/7/23/bftp-one-big-room.html>.

Pentlin, Floyd. "Banned Web Sites: Are Your Policies Up-to-Date?" //Knowledge Quest//. 8 Sept. 2015. Web. 14 March 2016. <@http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/banned-web-sites-policies-date/>.

Witteveen, April. "'Clean Reader' App Strips Ebooks of Profanity." //School Library Journal.// 23 Mar. 2015. Web. 18 Jan. 2016. <@http://www.slj.com/2015/03/technology/applications/clean-reader-app-makes-ebooks-profanity-free/>.

Issues in Intellectual Freedom
Pekoll, Kristin. "This One Summer Banned in Henning, MN." // Intellectual Freedom Blog. // 4 May 2016. Web. 25 May 2016. <@http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=6559>
 * Pay particular attention to the issues raised by this particular instance of book banning.

"What IF . . . Library." //Cooperative Children's Book Center.// Web. 12 Feb. 2014. <@http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/freedom/whatif/archives.asp?>.
 * Questions that have been asked about intellectual freedom issues and the answer to those questions from CCBC. Peruse some of the questions and answers.

= Making it real: In preparation for this Skype session = Check with your school librarian regarding the following:
 * 1) PREVIOUS CHALLENGES: Have there been materials challenges in your school that were either handled internally or that went to a committee for a decision?
 * 2) RESTRICTIONS: Do you have materials that are on restricted shelving?
 * 3) LABELING: Are there materials labeled in your library that indicate on the spine the reading level?
 * 4) TRANSPARENCY: Is the library's (or district's) Internet Acceptable Use Policy posted on the library Web site? School Web site?
 * 5) How about the library's selection policy?
 * 6) How about the library's reconsideration process?
 * 7) SELF-CENSORSHIP: Ask your librarian if s/he has concerns about not selecting well-reviewed material because the librarian would just as soon avoid dealing with a possible censorship issue.