What to Do When Kids Aren’t Allowed to Read Digital Books in School
Pat Scales, chair of the American Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Committee and SLJ columnist, regularly fields questions on banned library materials. But “this is the first I’ve encountered...
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CIPA at 10: Internet Filtering Excessive, Study Finds | ALA Midwinter Meeting
Helen Adams, Kirsten Batch, Martin Garnar, and Christopher Harrisduring the ALA Midwinter panel on the state of CIPA. A decade after the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) went into effect,...
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What’s Not to ‘Like’? Rethinking Restrictive Social Media Policies
“Swimming pools can be dangerous for children. To protect them, one can install locks, put up fences, and deploy pool alarms. All these measures are helpful, but by far the most important thing that...
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ALA Report Confirms Negative Impact of Filtering on Student Learning
Internet filtering in schools and libraries is excessive and limits student learning, hurting low-income kids the most, according to a new report from the American Library Association (ALA). “Fencing...
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What You Should Know About Banned Websites Awareness Day, September 24
As part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week campaign to raise awareness about the impact of censorship on intellectual freedom, the American Association of School Librarians...
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