3. “Intellectual freedom is the right of every individual to both seek and receive
information from all points of view without restriction. It provides for free access
to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question, cause or
movement be explored.”
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/basics/intellectual.cfm
11. Requests for Reconsideration
Challenges
The objections
2 to 3 dozen each year
Offensive language
Violence
Nudity
The Library
Sexuality
495,000 registered borrowers
Occult
1.4 million items
12. ALA 10 Most
Challenged Books
2007
Anti Ethnic
Sexism
Homosexuality
Anti-Family
Religious Viewpoint
Unsuited to Age Group
16. Not on the 2007 list
but frequently
challenged.
Magic
17.
18. … the library is a community resource for people of all
ages, races, creeds, national origins, and political or
social views. It is a physical and virtual place where
ideas and information are freely communicated
through the collection and other services and
resources. A variety of viewpoints is represented in the
library's collection, regardless of the author's race,
nationality, or political, religious, or social views. The
existence of a particular viewpoint in the collection is
an expression of the library's commitment to
intellectual freedom and not an endorsement of the
particular point of view.