Title Intellectual freedom for teens : a practical guide for young adults and school librarians / edited by Kristin Fletcher-Spear and Kelly Tyler.

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Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014.

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Description	1 online resource (xii, 132 pages)
Note	"A YALSA publication."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	The authors in this collection take an issue-oriented approach toward intellectual freedom for teenagers. To serve the young adult audience, librarians need to be politically savvy about intellectual freedom issues, conversant in social media and networking, and prepared with a materials selection policy and procedures for challenges.
Contents	Introduction / Mary K. Chelton -- chapter 1. Intellectual freedom and young adult librarianship : an overview -- chapter 2. Before a challenge occurs: how to prepare yourself and your staff / Kristin Fletcher-Spear -- chapter 3. What to do when a challenge happens to you / Kelly Tyler -- chapter 4. Intellectual freedom : programming and marketing / Karen Jensen -- chapter 5. Access in the digital world / Linda Braun -- Appendixes: Appendix A. Most challenged YA books, 2006-2011; Appendix B. The value of young adult literature; Appendix C. YALSA's competencies for librarians serving youth : young adults deserve the best; Appendix D. Current research related to young adult services, 2006-2009 : a supplement compiled by the YALSA Research Committee; Appendix E. American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Young adults' libraries -- Censorship -- United States.
	School libraries -- Censorship -- United States.
	Intellectual freedom -- United States.
	Prohibited books -- United States.
	Young adults libraries-Censorship-United States. School libraries-Censorship-United States. Intellectual freedom-United States. Prohibited books-United States.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries.
	Intellectual freedom. (OCoLC)fst00975768
	Prohibited books. (OCoLC)fst01078755
	School libraries -- Censorship. (OCoLC)fst01107520
	Young adults' libraries -- Censorship. (OCoLC)fst01183246
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Fletcher-Spear, Kristin, editor.
	Tyler, Kelly, editor.
Other Form:	Print version: Intellectual freedom for teens 9780838912003 (DLC) 2013051234 (OCoLC)871819688
ISBN	9780838912522 (electronic bk.)
	0838912524 (electronic bk.)
	9780838912539 (electronic bk.)
	0838912532 (electronic bk.)

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