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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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Main Author: LaRue, James, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wheat Ridge, Colorado : Fulcrum Publishing, [2023]
Series:Speaker's corner books
Subjects and Genres:
Libraries > Censorship > United States.
Censorship > United States.
Intellectual freedom > United States.
Cancel culture > United States.
Essays.
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Table of Contents:
  • The role of the library. My censored life
  • Why people challenge library resources
  • What do libraries buy and why?
  • Does anything go? : the "harmful to minors" argument
  • The surge : 2021-2022
  • Surge tactics
  • The importance of public engagement
  • A theory of librarianship
  • The institutionalization of values
  • The importance of policies and institutional purpose
  • Does appeasement work?
  • How to respond to library challenges
  • Cancel culture. The true believer
  • everything returns
  • On religion
  • On the academy and safety
  • On the media
  • Fake news and the big lie
  • Free speech to what purpose?
  • Will the censors win?
  • The role of the citizen. Seven things you can do.

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