Censorship

[Sally Rathbun <Librarysal@AOL.COM>]

Can anyone recommend a good (preferably short) article on the importance of
intellectual freedom/avoidance of censorship?  I supervise several elmentary
libraries that are run by instructional aides that are censoring materials to
suit their own bias. In cleaning out the storeroom of one library last week,
I discovered new books that had never been put in circulation.  These
included animal books (that mentioned mating) and books about children whose
religious preference is not Christian (Jewish, Buddist,etc.).
    I would like to do a short inservice with the library clerks at our
weekly meeting and would like a good article to share with them.  Any help
would be appreciated.
TIA
Sally Rathbun, MLS
Hallsville I.S.D.
P.O. Box 810
Hallsville, Texas
librarysal@aol.com

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