ASCD "Banned Books" Article

[John Franklin <JFrankli@ASCD.ORG>]

To All School  Library Media  & Network Communications Members:

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) is =
interested in talking with public school librarians who have either =
experienced efforts to restrict or limit access by students to =
particular books or who have colleagues that have experienced such =
censorship attempts.  We are in the process of writing an article about =
such efforts and their impact on both teaching and library practices.

I would be happy to hear from anyone who has either experienced such =
efforts on an individual basis (i.e., parental complaint about a =
particular book) or group basis (i.e., a group of concerned parents or a =
coalition opposed to a particular book in the public schools).  I can =
also provide you with a list of discussion questions in advance if that =
would help facilitate an interview.  (For those requesting anonymity, we =
will be glad to consider such an option.)

I can be reached through ASCD via my e-mail address (jfrankli@ascd.org). =
 Thank you in advance.

Sincerely,


John Franklin
ASCD Staff Writer/Editor
jfrankli@ascd.org

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