Reflecting on 40 Years of Freedom to Read: Championing Free Expression in Canada School Libraries
By Michelle Arbuckle, MLIS Last month, we celebrated the 40th year of Freedom to Read Week, a campaign that holds a special place in Canada, […]
Intellectual Freedom
Sleeping with the Elephant: Canada Deals with the Scourge of Censorship Sweeping Across America
By Anita Brooks Kirkland No, books in Chilliwack school libraries aren’t child pornography, RCMP says. How’s that for a headline to take your breath away? […]
Making the Case for Professionalism to Take on Book Challenges
By James Saunders Critiques and Questions Over the past few months content selected for school libraries across North America has come under attack. This outright […]
Confronting Anti-2SLGBTQ+ Hate in Schools
By Justin Buhr Introduction There has been an increased focus on school boards regarding 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion. Board meetings which were once often as conventional as […]
Librarianship for Children and Youth – Responding to our present moral panic: A recap of the 2nd Canadian Federation of Library Association’s National Forum
By Joseph Jeffery In 2018 Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) held their first national forum as part of the […]