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ACLU sues school district for removing gay biographies
The ACLU is suing an Anaheim, Calif. school district for =
removing 10 titles in the "Lives of Notable Gay Men and Lesbians" series, =
which profiles such figures as economist John Maynard Keynes and novelist =
James Baldwin. (American Libraries Online)
Maine lawmaker wants to filter students' laptops
A first-term state legislator has introduced a bill that would =
require the Maine School and Library Network to block sexually explicit =
materials from minors logging on via school and public library computers, =
as well as through networked portable computers that Gov. Angus King has =
proposed loaning to 7th- and 8th-graders. (American Libraries Online)
Follow the headline links on the AASL home page (http://www.ala.org/aasl) =
to read the full stories.
posted by:
Steven L. Hofmann
Coordinator of Communications
Managing Editor, Knowledge Quest
American Association of School Librarians
a division of the American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2795
800-545-2433, ext. 4389
312-280-4389 direct
312-664-7459 fax
shofmann@ala.org
www.ala.org/aasl
www.ala.org/aasl/indy - Tenth National Conference, Nov. 14-18, 2001
www.ala.org/aasl/kqweb - Knowledge Quest on the Web
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