[Libs-Or] FW: Be Prepared! The GNCRT Guide to Addressing Comic Book Bans, Censorship, and Challenges

Wed Jul 20 13:16:11 PDT 2022

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Intellectual Freedom News 7/15/2022 <https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/intellectual-freedom-news-7-15-2022/> 

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MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES:

“American students are being taught that speech is dangerous. They are learning that the proper response to an offensive idea is to ban the idea and punish the speaker. And who taught them these lessons? Both the parents who sought to protect their children and the educators who forgot their central purpose.”

— David French. "The Dangerous Lesson of Book Bans in Public School Libraries". Reason, Aug/Sep 2022. https://reason.com/2022/07/09/the-dangerous-lesson-of-book-bans-in-public-school-libraries/ 

We have come to a time when the right to read is so under attack in this country that to be a librarian is to be an activist. For anyone who has ever doubted the needfulness of libraries and librarians in the 21st century, take heed! https://t.co/zWtnluc1jo 

— Tracie D. Hall (@TracieDHall1 <https://twitter.com/TracieDHall1/status/1544768579576406016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> ) July 6, 2022

“This is not a matter of parental control… It is censorship. If a parent doesn’t want their children to read certain material they can forbid their children from checking out those books from the library. The solution is as simple as that." @CTexaminer <https://twitter.com/ctexaminer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> :   https://twitter.com/UABookBans/status/1544830443807195137 

— UniteAgainstBookBans (@UABookBans <https://twitter.com/UABookBans/status/1544830443807195137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw> ) July 6, 2022

“If material has artistic or scholarly merit, it is protected under the First Amendment. It’s a high bar, and rightfully so.” 

— Daniel DeLeo, Legal Counsel for the Sarasota School Board (FL)  July 8, 2022

https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/07/08/sarasota-county-school-board-sued-over-obscene-library-materials/ 

“What the law says is that the First Amendment carefully carves out if you are an educational facility, including not just a school, but also a library, there's a very high standard on whether or not those materials can be considered obscene. And you can't just go arresting a school teacher or a librarian, having those materials in their possession or even giving those to children through a lesson.” 

— Ben David, District Attorney for New Hanover & Pender County (NC), July 8 2022

https://www.whqr.org/local/2022-07-08/nhcso-investigated-schools-for-obscene-and-pornographic-books-da-found-no-unlawful-content 

Keep up the noble fight, all… 

IFC Co-Chair Emily O’Neal and I look forward to discussing Intellectual Freedom issues and strategies at the OLA SSD Conference Friday!

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Perry Stokes

Co-Chair, OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee

ifc.chair at olaweb.org <mailto:ifc.chair at olaweb.org>  

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The GNCRT Guide to Addressing Comic Book Bans, Censorship, and Challenges 

In the last few years schools and libraries have experienced some of the highest number of bans to comics since the 1950s. To meet this challenge, GNCRT’s newest committee has created a Toolkit on Preparing For & Addressing Comic Book Bans, Censorship, and Challenges in Libraries. During this webinar, Amie Wright, Julia Lanter, Gabriel Lopez, and Ryan Grant will participate in a lively discussion moderated by Robin Brenner presenting their Toolkit and findings from their recent survey of 100+ schools and libraries on comics censorship. Register now for this free, one-hour Booklist webinar on Thursday, July 21 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT. 

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