Intellectual Freedom Issues in School Libraries

This volume of collected articles from the archives of School Library Connection provides school librarians and LIS professors with a one-stop source of information for supporting the core library principle of intellectual freedom. School librarians continue to advocate and champion for student privacy and the right to read and have unfettered access to needed information. Updated and current information concerning these issues is critical to school librarians working daily with students, parents, and faculty to manage library programs, services, and print and digital collections. This volume is an invaluable resource as school librarians revisit collection development, scheduling, access, and other policies. Library science professors will find this updated volume useful for information and discussion with students. Drawing on the archives of School Library Connection , Library Media Connection , and School Library Monthly magazines—and with comprehensive updates throughout—chapters tackle privacy, the right to read, censorship, equal access to information, and other intellectual freedom issues. New laws and legal and ethical opinions continue to appear and help inform the daily response school librarians have to current issues. This volume updates all included articles with current legal thought and opinion. Intellectual freedom expert April Dawkins offers practical advice and commentary throughout. Includes up-to-date coverage of a wide range of intellectual freedom topics Looks at current and applicable laws Features important topics for discussion in LIS classes Immediately usable in schools and for school district staff development Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction PART I: INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES Chapter 1—What Is Intellectual Freedom? Chapter 2—Intellectual Freedom 101: Core Principles for School Librarians Chapter 3—The Choices That Count Chapter 4—Fewer School Librarians: The Effect on Students’ Intellectual Freedom PART II: INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM ADVOCACY AND THE RIGHT TO READ Chapter 5—Intellectual Freedom Leadership: Standing Up for Your Students Chapter 6—Advocating for Intellectual Freedom with Principals and Teachers Chapter 7—Understanding Advocacy for Effective Action Chapter 8—The Intellectual Freedom Calendar: Another Advocacy Plan for the School Library Chapter 9—Banned Books and Celebrating Our Freedom to Read Chapter 10—Reaching Out to Parents Chapter 11—Library Books and Reading-Level Labels: Unfettered, Guided, or Constrained Choice? Chapter 12—Computerized Reading Programs: Intellectual Freedom Chapter 13—Protecting Students’ Rights and Keeping Your Job PART III: POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Chapter 14—Coping with Mandated Restrictions on Intellectual Freedom in K–12 Schools Chapter 15—The Materials Selection Policy: Defense against Censorship Chapter 16—Ten Steps to Creating a Selection Policy That Matters Chapter 17—Ten Steps to Creating Reconsideration Policies and Procedures That Matter Chapter 18—Collection Development Policies in Juvenile Detention Center Libraries Chapter 19—The “Overdue” Blues: A Dilemma for School Librarians Chapter 20—Unrestricted Checkout: The Time Has Come Chapter 21—Policy Challenge: Consequences That Restrict Borrowing Chapter 22—Policy Challenge: Leveling the Library Collection Chapter 23—Policy Challenge: Closed for Conducting Inventory PART IV: HANDLING CHALLENGES Chapter 24—Managing Challenges to Library Resources Chapter 25—The Problem of Self-Censorship Chapter 26—Ex Post Facto Self-Censorship: When School Librarians Choose to Censor Chapter 27—Challenging Opportunities: Dealing with Book Challenges Chapter 28—The Challenges of Challenges: Understanding and Being Prepared Chapter 29—The Challenges of Challenges: What to Do? Chapter 30—Can a School Library Be Challenge-Proof? PART V: FILTERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Chapter 31—Leadership: Filtering and Social Media Chapter 32—Internet Filtering: Are We Making Any Progress? Chapter 33—Equitable Access, the Digital Divide, and the Participation Gap! Chapter 34—Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Equitable Access to Technology Chapter 35—Baby Steps: Preparing for a One-to-One Device Program PART VI: STUDENT PRIVACY IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY Chapter 36—Privacy: Legal Protections Chapter 37—Practical Ideas: Protecting Students’ Privacy in Your School Library Chapter 38—Protecting Your Students’ Privacy: Resources for School Librarians Chapter 39—How Circulation Systems May Impact Student Privacy Chapter 40—Retaining School Library Records Chapter 41—The Age of the Patron and Privacy Chapter 42—The Troubled Student and Privacy Chapter 43—Confidentiality and Creating a Safe Information Environment Chapter 44—Privacy Solutions for Cloud Computing: What Does It Mean? PART VII: ACCESS, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY Chapter 45—Library Access on a Fixed Schedule Chapter 46—Using Assistive Technology to Meet Diverse Learner Needs Chapter 47—Online Accessibility Tools Chapter 48—Google Accessibility for Your Library Chapter 49—Deaf ≠ Silenced: Serving the Needs of the Deaf/ Hard-of-Hearing Students in School Libraries Chapter 50—Serving Homeless Children in the School Library Chapter 51—Literature as Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors Chapter 52—Collection Development for Readers: Providing Windows and Mirrors Chapter 53—Building School Library Collections with Windows and Mirrors Chapter 54—Moving Diverse Books from Your Library Shelves and into the Hands of Readers Chapter 55—Serving Rainbow Families in School Libraries Chapter 56—Whose History Is It?: Diversity in Historical Fiction for Young Adults Chapter 57—Progressive Collection Development = A Foundation for Differentiated Instruction Annotated Bibliography Sources About the Editor and Contributors Index This up-to-date volume of topical School Library Connection articles provides school librarians and LIS professors with a one-stop source of information for supporting the core library principle of intellectual freedom. School librarians continue to advocate for and champion student privacy and the right to read and have unfettered access to needed information. Updated and current information concerning these issues is critical to school librarians working daily with students, parents, and faculty to manage library programs, services, and print and digital collections. This volume is an invaluable resource as school librarians revisit collection development, scheduling, access, and other policies. Library science professors will find this updated volume useful for information and discussion with students. Drawing on the archives of School Library Connection , Library Media Connection , and School Library Monthly magazinesand with comprehensive updates throughoutchapters tackle privacy, the right to read, censorship, equal access to information, and other intellectual freedom issues. New laws and legal and ethical opinions continue to appear and help inform the daily response school librarians have to current issues. This volume updates all included articles with current legal thought and opinion. Intellectual freedom expert April Dawkins offers practical advice and commentary throughout. This volume of collected articles from the archives of __School Library Connection__ provides school librarians and LIS professors with a one-stop source of information for supporting the core library principle of intellectual freedom. Library science professors will find this updated volume useful for information and discussion with students. Drawing on the archives of __School Library Connection__, __Library Media Connection__, and __School Library Monthly__ magazines—and with comprehensive updates throughout—chapters tackle privacy, the right to read, censorship, equal access to information, and other intellectual freedom issues. New laws and legal and ethical opinions continue to appear and help inform the daily response school librarians have to current issues. This volume updates all included articles with current legal thought and opinion. Intellectual freedom expert April Dawkins offers practical advice and commentary throughout. * Includes up-to-date coverage of a wide range of intellectual freedom topics * Looks at current and applicable laws * Features important topics for discussion in LIS classes * Immediately usable in schools and for school district staff development "Despite censorship, fake news, and fear, school librarians champion every student's right to know"-- Provided by publisher