{"id":69568,"date":"2015-09-14T10:29:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T09:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/?p=69568"},"modified":"2017-03-23T13:19:53","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T13:19:53","slug":"29-sep-how-to-protect-the-freedom-to-read-in-your-library-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexoncensorship.org\/newsite02may\/?p=69568","title":{"rendered":"29 Sep: How to protect the freedom to read in your library \u2013 webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Banned Books (Photo by Aim\u00e9e Hamilton \/ Index on Censorship)<\/p><\/div>\n

What do you do when someone finds a book in your library offensive and wants to take it off your shelves? How do you remain sensitive to the needs of all while avoiding banning a title? How can you bring attention to the issue of book banning in an effective way?<\/p>\n

As part of Banned Books Week<\/a> (27 September \u2013 3 October), Sage Publications<\/a> and Index on Censorship are collaborating for a one-hour webinar about protecting and promoting the freedom to read.<\/p>\n

When<\/strong>: Tuesday September 29, 5pm UK (9am PST, 10am MST, 11am CST, 12pm EST)
\nWhere<\/strong>: Online
\nTickets<\/strong>: Free, but registration is required<\/a><\/p>\n

Part I: How to use open communication to prevent book challenges<\/p>\n

Kate Lechtenberg,<\/strong> teacher librarian at Iowa\u2019s Ankeny Community School District, finds that conversations between librarians, teachers, students, and parents are a key way to creating a culture that understands and supports intellectual freedom. \u201cThe freedom to read is nothing without the freedom to discuss the ideas we find in books.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part II: How to handle a book challenge after it happens<\/p>\n

Kristin Pekoll<\/strong>, assistant director of ALA\u2019s Office for Intellectual Freedom, will share her unique experiences facing several book challenges (and a potential book burning!) when she served as a young adult librarian. How did she address the needs of upset parents and community members while maintaining unrestricted access to information and keeping important books on her shelves?<\/p>\n

Part III: How to bring attention to the issue of banned books<\/p>\n

Why would a supporter of free speech and open learning purposely ban a book? Scott DiMarco, director of the North Hall Library at Mansfield University, reveals how he once banned a book to shed light on library censorship and what else he is doing to support the freedom to read on his Pennsylvania campus.<\/p>\n

Following the three presentations, there will be a Q&A moderated by Vicky Baker<\/strong>, deputy editor of Index on Censorship magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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