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What IF … Forum

What IF is a question-and-answer forum for teachers, school and public librarians and others in the library and education fields. We all have questions about intellectual freedom and challenges to materials. The What IF forum is a place to turn to ask these questions before a challenge occurs, and to help think through what the principles of intellectual freedom look like in practice.

Ask us a What IF question: ccbcinfo@education.wisc.edu

Where Can I Find Out about Banned Books Week?

Posted on October 5, 2005

Q: I’m a high school librarian. My principal just asked me to talk about Banned Books week at our next high school faculty meeting. Where can I get information on such short notice? The Banned Books …

Posted in What IF ... ForumTagged advocacy, classrooms, public libraries, school libraries

Am I Censoring if I Return a Book I Ordered after Seeing It?

Posted on October 2, 2005

Q: I ordered a book for my school library and when I received it and saw it firsthand, I determined that the content was too mature for our book collection, so I didn’t add it. …

Posted in What IF ... ForumTagged classrooms, public libraries, school libraries

Same Books Keep Disappearing

Posted on September 5, 2005

Q: At my small, K-8 school, copies of certain books keep disappearing off of the shelves. It always seems to be the same titles, such as “Go Ask Alice” and “Smack” by Melvin Burgess (books …

Posted in What IF ... ForumTagged school libraries

How Can I Designate Books Appropriate for Older Readers in My K-8 Library?

Posted on September 2, 2005

Q: I’m responsible for a K-8 library. Some of the books are simply too mature for elementary school-age children. I’m labeling these books “Y.A.” I know “labeling” is wrong, but how else can I designate which …

Posted in What IF ... ForumTagged school libraries

Should I Remove a Book from the Collection While a Challenge Is Pending?

Posted on June 17, 2005

Q: I am a librarian in a K-5 public school. I received notice today from my supervisor, the director of curriculum, that a book in my library has been formally challenged by a parent. When …

Posted in What IF ... ForumTagged policies, school libraries

Handling Gifts to the Library

Posted on May 27, 2005

Q:  If someone gives a video or book or magazine subscription to the public library, should we put a book plate or otherwise label it as a “gift from ___,” especially if it’s something we …

Posted in What IF ... ForumTagged policies, public libraries, school libraries
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