Can public support quell harassment of librarians?

As I create my “ideal” collection development policy for LIS 5250, one of the things that resonates with me is, what kind of support can be “built into” the policy for a librarian who is facing attempts to remove books from the library?

Board policies help justify diverse library collections

For Fall 2022, I have been taking a course in developing and managing library collections, LIS 5250, through the University of Central Missouri. The cumulative project for LIS 5250 is to create a collection development policy.

One of our recent prompts for the class asked about serving a diverse population. Was there a component in our library philosophy that mentioned that?

Post-election concerns for libraries

While the November election brought approved funding for some libraries across 16 U.S. states, at least two libraries were “defunded” and now face possible closure following attempts to ban books. EveryLibrary executive director John Chrastka warns that an “effort to tie library funding to censorship efforts is likely just beginning in our country.”

‘You can’t know something’s missing if you don’t know it exists’

“‘You can’t know something’s missing if you don’t know it exists. And that, to me, is sort of the greatest tragedy about all of this’” (Albanese, 2022). Young Adult author Mark Oshiro uttered these remarks in regard to the removal of LGBTQIA+ stories from libraries and classroom shelves.

SRCSA library : Appreciation to parents’ group

Today was Pajama Day at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts! Our parents’ group, SACO, does so much to support the school, including yesterday’s Halloween carnival.