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Protecting intellectual freedom in your school library

scenarios from the front lines
2009
Contains scenarios that offer school librarians an overview of the intellectual freedom issues they may face and includes advice on how to handle them and interact with library patrons, covering materials selection, management, programs, access, labeling, privacy, and the Internet.

Parental control of television broadcasting

2002
Examines the role parents play in controlling what television shows their children watch, discussing various methods of parental monitoring and control, analyzing available technical devices, explaining current rating systems, and exploring educational and awareness measures.

American voices

prize-winning essays on freedom of speech, censorship, and advertising bans
1987

Memoirs of a bookbat

1996
Fourteen-year-old Harper, an avid reader of fantasy who must hide her books from her fundamentalist parents, comes to realize that their public promotion of censorship threatens her freedom to make her own choices.

Hollywood goes to war

how politics, profits, and propaganda shaped World War II movies
1990
Describes how politics, propaganda, and profits were combined to influence American films during World War II.

Science fiction and fantasy

2009
Presented in chronological order by date of publication, this book discusses eighteen books or book series from the science fiction and fantasy genres, from "Brave New World" to the "Captain Underpants" series.

Classic books

2009
Presented in chronological order by date of publication, this book discusses thirteen classic books that have been targets of challenges and censorship, from the "Bible" to "To Kill a Mockingbird.".

Censorship

2010
Presents a collection of essays regarding censorship, including censorship of the Internet, worldwide censorship, and the possible limits of free speech.

Censorship

the threat to silence talk radio
2009
Argues that plans to once again enforce the Federal Communications Commission's Fairness Doctrine is an ill-disguised attempt by Democrats to silence conservative talk radio, and contends that the move is an attack on free speech.

What Johnny shouldn't read

textbook censorship in America
1992
Examines recent federal lawsuits involving attempts to censor or ban geology, history, home economics, literature, and other textbooks.

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