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WASHINGTON — Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that will provide crucial checks against the National Security Letters (NSLs) authority expanded under the USA PATRIOT Act, which has impacted numerous library patrons across the country.
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has just released Kids, Know Your Rights! A Young Person’s Guide to Intellectual Freedom.” The four-page, full-color PDF brochure is free to download at: http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alscpubs/KidsKnowYourRights.pdf. Written by members of ALSC’s Intellectual Freedom Committee, the brochure speaks directly [...] CHICAGO – Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell’s award-winning “And Tango Makes Three,” about two male penguins parenting an egg from a mixed-sex penguin couple, tops the list of most challenged books in 2006 by parents and administrators, due to the issues of homosexuality.The list also features two books by author Toni Morrison. “The Bluest [...] This is the first official post of the new live VLA web site powered by the VLA Blogs. And yes, there is still much to do in migrating the old content to the new site. The basic concept is that the new VLA web site dynamic content will be published via the new VLA Blogs. [...] Banned Books Week marks 25th anniversary September 23-30 (CHICAGO) More than a book a day faces expulsion from free and open public access in U.S. schools and libraries every year. There have been more than 8,700 attempts since the American Library Association (ALA) began electronically compiling and publishing information on book challenges in 1990. Twenty-five [...] (CHICAGO) In anticipation of the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week (September 23-30), the American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top 10 most challenged books from 2000-2005, with the Harry Potter series of books leading the pack. The 10 most challenged books of the 21st Century (2000-2005) are:
1. Harry Potter [...] CHICAGO) In honor of 25 years of fighting to keep books freely accessible in U.S. schools and libraries, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom has expanded the range of resources available to celebrate the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, September 23-30.For the first time, Americans can log onto the Banned [...] Following a recent change in terms of the Patriot Act, federal authorities said they will end their efforts to prevent a library organization from identifying itself as a part of an antiterrorism investigation. Last year, the FBI sent a so-called national security letter to the Library Connection, an organization of 26 libraries in Connecticut, seeking [...] A coalition of librarians, booksellers, publishers, and writers has accused President Bush of undermining new provisions in the reauthorized Patriot Act that require him to inform Congress how the FBI is using its expanded police powers, including those authorizing access to library and bookstore records.In a March 30 press release, the Campaign for Reader Privacy [...] |
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