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On censorship : a public librarian examines cancel culture in the US /
"In America today, more books are being banned than ever before. This censorship is part of a larger assault on such American institutions as schools, public libraries, and universities. In On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US, respected longtime public librarian...
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Wheat Ridge, Colorado :
Fulcrum Publishing,
[2023]
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t The role of the library. My censored life -- |t Why people challenge library resources -- |t What do libraries buy and why? -- |t Does anything go? : the "harmful to minors" argument -- |t The surge : 2021-2022 -- |t Surge tactics -- |t The importance of public engagement -- |t A theory of librarianship -- |t The institutionalization of values -- |t The importance of policies and institutional purpose -- |t Does appeasement work? -- |t How to respond to library challenges -- |t Cancel culture. The true believer--everything returns -- |t On religion -- |t On the academy and safety -- |t On the media -- |t Fake news and the big lie -- |t Free speech to what purpose? -- |t Will the censors win? -- |t The role of the citizen. Seven things you can do. |
| 520 | |a "In America today, more books are being banned than ever before. This censorship is part of a larger assault on such American institutions as schools, public libraries, and universities. In On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US, respected longtime public librarian James LaRue issues a balanced and reasonable call to action for all citizens. LaRue, who served as director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom and executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, highlights the dangers of book banning and censorship in our public and educational spaces. Synthesizing his more than twenty-five years of experience on the front lines of these issues, he takes the reader through attempts he encountered to remove or restrict access to ideas, while placing the debate in the greater context about the role of libraries and free expression in a democratic society. By examining past efforts at censorship and their dangerous impacts, LaRue asks the reader to reflect on how those times are not so different from today. This book is essential reading for all those who believe in free expression, who support libraries, and who cherish the central freedoms that American democracy represents." -- |c Back cover. | ||
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