{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/intellectual-freedom-committee\/","title":"The Challenges Facing School Librarians in Tennessee","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hF7rH9qmwq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/01\/the-challenges-facing-school-librarians-in-tennessee\/\">The Challenges Facing School Librarians in Tennessee<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2025\/01\/the-challenges-facing-school-librarians-in-tennessee\/embed\/#?secret=hF7rH9qmwq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Challenges Facing School Librarians in Tennessee&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"hF7rH9qmwq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Collection development and management has always been a significant part of the work of school librarians, but these days that work is complicated by outside efforts to censor those collections. So much of the advice around managing book challenges focuses on things within a librarian or school board\u2019s control &#8212; developing robust collection development policies and updating them annually; creating an advisory panel of respected educators and family representatives to distribute responsibility for challenged book decisions; avoiding unintentional self-censorship. But what happens when legislation is passed that demands changes to those carefully-developed policies? What happens when the state takes control of your collection? Librarians in Tennessee are currently facing that challenge. Enacted in 2022, The Age Appropriate Materials Act initially had limited implications. But the July 2024 updates have caused significant impacts. To better understand the impact of these changes, here is a timeline of key events: The original act...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdUr3__7seNvvVnUaDrcDn7TC0ZA0guArGpnhQNkp1ID4UwPkgrk_oebfmra14q07auO78AdefGmwmKff_UhrFNYifk4RksmfzfIF-ZvG-n9e1_yIS97YlvD7bOn9WHaY1yTsD_?key=BYp_mPEhQ6OyfmYSuZseUvGB"}