Another thing I’ve been learning this week has to do with censorship and intellectual freedom. I read “Solo Librarians and Intellectual Freedom: Perspectives from the Field,” “Issues and Trends in Intellectual Freedom for Teacher Librarians,” and “What’s New Pussycat?”
Each article was informative for different reasons.
“Solo librarians and intellectual freedom: Perspectives from the field”
• I liked that Adams told the stories of 3 different librarians who were working virtually alone to try to fight for intellectual freedom in libraries impacted by tough economic times. I left the article thinking about at least two points mentioned: which battle do you pick and who can you get on your team?
“Issues and Trends in Intellectual Freedom for Teacher Librarians”
• I walked away thinking about filters and schools and how they could be blocking helpful information and, in some cases, infringing upon intellectual freedom, the first amendment.
“What’s New Pussycat?”
• This article made me realize how far censorship can go. One person worried about saying the word pussycat while a man wanted to know why picture books about the civil rights movement are in the public library.
Works Cited
Adams, H.R.(2011). Solo librarians and intellectual freedom: Perspectives from the field. Knowledge Quest, 40(2),30-35.
Maycock, Angela. (2011). Issues and Trends in Intellectual Freedom for Teacher Librarians. Teacher Librarian, 39(1), 8-12.
Scales, Pat. (2010). What’s New Pussycat? School Library Journal, 56(8), 16.
Each article was informative for different reasons.
“Solo librarians and intellectual freedom: Perspectives from the field”
• I liked that Adams told the stories of 3 different librarians who were working virtually alone to try to fight for intellectual freedom in libraries impacted by tough economic times. I left the article thinking about at least two points mentioned: which battle do you pick and who can you get on your team?
“Issues and Trends in Intellectual Freedom for Teacher Librarians”
• I walked away thinking about filters and schools and how they could be blocking helpful information and, in some cases, infringing upon intellectual freedom, the first amendment.
“What’s New Pussycat?”
• This article made me realize how far censorship can go. One person worried about saying the word pussycat while a man wanted to know why picture books about the civil rights movement are in the public library.
Works Cited
Adams, H.R.(2011). Solo librarians and intellectual freedom: Perspectives from the field. Knowledge Quest, 40(2),30-35.
Maycock, Angela. (2011). Issues and Trends in Intellectual Freedom for Teacher Librarians. Teacher Librarian, 39(1), 8-12.
Scales, Pat. (2010). What’s New Pussycat? School Library Journal, 56(8), 16.
