Film educator, Shakira Refos, will interview an expert. There will be an opportunity for the audience to submit questions.
Email Katie to participate in the discussion kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Film Discussion Series: Conversations about Race
Join us for a discussion series based on three films about racial justice. Participants are invited to watch the films on their own time and then join us for a moderated discussion at 7:00 pm on the dates listed below.
Film educator, Shakira Refos, will interview an expert. There will be an opportunity for the audience to submit questions.
Email Katie to participate in the discussion kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us
Film educator, Shakira Refos, will interview an expert. There will be an opportunity for the audience to submit questions.
Email Katie to participate in the discussion kmurphy@ci.sandy.or.us
Sunday, September 27, 2020
10 most challenged books of 2019
The American Library Association tracked 377 challenges to library, school, and university materials and services in 2019. Overall, 566 books were targeted. Here are the “Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2019,” along with the reasons cited for censoring the books:
Challenged, banned, restricted, and hidden to avoid controversy; for LGBTQIA+ content and a transgender character; because schools and libraries should not “put books in a child’s hand that require discussion”; for sexual references; and for conflicting with a religious viewpoint and “traditional family structure”
2. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content, for “its effect on any young people who would read it,” and for concerns that it was sexually explicit and biased
Banned and challenged for profanity and for “vulgarity and sexual overtones”
Challenged and vandalized for LGBTQIA+ content and political viewpoints, for concerns that it is “designed to pollute the morals of its readers,” and for not including a content warning
Challenged for LGBTQIA+ content and for concerns that it goes against “family values/ morals”
Challenged, banned, and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content; for discussing gender identity and sex education; and for concerns that the title and illustrations were “inappropriate”
Banned and forbidden from discussion for referring to magic and witchcraft, for containing actual curses and spells, and for characters that use “nefarious means” to attain goals
Challenged and restricted for featuring a gay marriage and LGBTQIA+ content; for being “a deliberate attempt to indoctrinate young children” with the potential to cause confusion, curiosity, and gender dysphoria; and for conflicting with a religious viewpoint
9. I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas Challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content, for a transgender character, and for confronting a topic that is “sensitive, controversial, and politically charged”
Challenged and relocated for LGBTQIA+ content
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Library News - September 24, 2020
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