{"id":29404,"date":"2023-08-08T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=29404"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:38:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T18:38:35","slug":"support-for-intellectual-freedom-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2023\/08\/support-for-intellectual-freedom-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for Intellectual Freedom Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/news\/press-releases\/2023\/03\/record-book-bans-2022\">2022 was a record-breaking year<\/a> for attempts to censor library books.&nbsp; Thanks to organized efforts, many complaints focused on books for youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While parents have the right to monitor what their own children read, these banning efforts infringe upon the rights of <em>other<\/em> families.&nbsp; How can we as children\u2019s librarian professionals combat this trend?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ALSC\u2019s Intellectual Freedom and Managing Children\u2019s Services Committees have joined to bring you a webinar series on children\u2019s book challenges.&nbsp; Due to the relevance of the topic, ALSC is offering the webinar <em>free<\/em> to all members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join the Intellectual Freedom Committee on Monday, September 11<sup>th<\/sup> at 2 p.m. CDT for <em>Understanding and Embracing Collection Development Policies and Procedures.&nbsp; <\/em>Learn the importance of your library\u2019s collection development policies and procedures, what they should ideally feature, and how to leverage them to keep your library relevant to your customers. <a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.ala.org\/local\/catalog\/view\/product.php?productid=982\">Register here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Managing Children\u2019s Services Committee takes the lead on Monday, September 18<sup>th<\/sup>, also at 2 p.m. CDT.&nbsp; <em>Training Frontline Staff to Deal with Book Challenges Effectively <\/em>will discuss ways to ensure your frontline staff is ready to meet a challenge, and you will learn training tips to prepare your team when a challenge arises. <a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.ala.org\/local\/catalog\/view\/product.php?productid=983\">Register here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope to see you at the webinars, and that they prove to be helpful as you continue to face book challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Today\u2019s blog post was written by Maria Trivisonno, Family Engagement Specialist at Cuyahoga County Public Library in suburban Cleveland, Ohio on behalf of the ALSC Intellectual Freedom Committee.&nbsp; She can be reached at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:mtrivisonno@cuyahogalibrary.org\"><em>mtrivisonno@cuyahogalibrary.org<\/em><\/a><em>. &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This post addresses the core competencies of I. Commitment to Client Group, IV. Knowledge, Curation, and Management of Materials, VI. Administrative and Management Skills, <\/em>and <em>VII. Professionalism and Professional Development.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 was a record-breaking year for attempts to censor library books.&nbsp; Thanks to organized efforts, many complaints focused on books for youth. 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