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INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND CENSORSHIP

COMING SOON
The Fight against Book Bans

Perspectives from the Field

SHANNON M. OLTMANN, EDITOR

Offers a timely overview of book bans and
challenges, their context, and how working
librarians have handled them.

Book bans and challenges frequently make the news, but when the reporting
ends, how do we put them in context? The Fight against Book Bans captures
the views of dozens of librarians and library science professors regarding
the recent flood of book challenges across the United States, gathered in a
comprehensive analysis of their impact and significance. It also serves as a June 2023, 240pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
Paperback: 978-1-4408-7976-0
guide to responding to challenges. $55.00, £41.00, €48,00
Chapter authors provide first-hand accounts of facing book challenges and eBook: 978-1-4408-7977-7
describe how they have prepared for challenges, overcome opposition to
certain books, and shown the value of specific library materials. Library SAMPLE T OPICS
science faculty with a range of specialties provide relevant background • Book Bans • Public Libraries
information to bolster these on-the-ground views. Together, the chapters both • Book Challenges • School Libraries
articulate the importance of intellectual freedom and demonstrate how to • Censorship • Young Adult Patrons
convey that significance to others in the community with passion and wisdom.
This volume provides a timely and thorough overview of the complex issues • Intellectual
Freedom
surrounding the ongoing spate of book challenges faced by public and
school libraries.

FEATURES
SHANNON M. OLTMANN is associate professor
• Reinforces the significance of intellectual freedom to public and in the School of Information Science at the
school libraries University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY.
• Describes how different librarians have responded to challenges and
explained the importance of intellectual freedom to their communities
• Acts as a step-by-step guide to responding to challenges

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