Intellectual Freedom & Materials Challenges Resources
Links by Topic
Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
First Amendment Audits: What Your Library Board and Staff Need to Know
Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Resources
Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Policy
MI Right to Read - Important Resources
MLA Advocacy Priority Area- Intellectual Freedom
MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Censorship and the First Amendment
MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Intellectual Freedom
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) Website
Notable First Amendment Court Cases
Preparing for a Material Challenge
Smile! First Amendment Audits and Public Libraries
Terms and Definitions Related to Intellectual Freedom & CensorshipChallenging Conversations (MLA Connect Advocacy Hour)
First Amendment Audits: What Your Library Board and Staff Need to Know
How to Respond to Challenges and Concerns about Library Resources
Intellectual Freedom Challenges: How to Strengthen Your Library's Response
Keeping Governance on Track - Webinar
Library Board Fact Sheet on Book and Materials ChallengesNavigating Material Challenges for Library Trustees (partnering with MCDA)
Preparing for a Material Challenge
Coalitions
National Coalition Against Censorship
Legal Services
EveryLibrary Pro-Bono Consulting
Funding Opportunities
Book Résumés - Book reviews showcasing controversial titles' significance and educational value.
Developmentally Appropriate Collection Development - Idaho Commission for Libraries
Additional ResourcesPresentation SlidesHandling Materials Reconsideration, Challenges, and Censorship, a ChecklistLabeling and Rating Systems Q&A
Labeling Systems: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
Rating Systems: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
Materials Challenges: Key Library Policies to Review and ReviseOur Collection & DEI: A Richmond Public Library Story
Preparing for a Material Challenge
Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School, & Academic Libraries
What Does "Obscene" or "Harmful to Minors" Mean Exactly? - Idaho Commission for Libraries
Presentation SlidesBook Résumés - Book reviews showcasing controversial titles' significance and educational value.
First Amendment Challenges and Intellectual Freedom Toolkit
Handling Materials Reconsideration, Challenges, and Censorship, a ChecklistIntellectual Freedom Message Center
Library Board Fact Sheet on Book and Materials ChallengesSelection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School, & Academic Libraries
ALA
MLA
Book Challenges & Reporting Censorship
MI Right to Read
Request Support/Report a Challenge
National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
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Links by Organization
How to Respond to Challenges and Concerns about Library Resources
Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Resources
Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Policy
Labeling and Rating Systems Q&A
Labeling Systems: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund
Materials Challenges: Key Library Policies to Review and ReviseNotable First Amendment Court Cases
Rating Systems: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit for Public, School, & Academic Libraries
Terms and Definitions Related to Intellectual Freedom & CensorshipTrustee Resources for Program and Material Challenges
Unite Against Book Bans
Book Résumés - Book reviews showcasing controversial titles' significance and educational value.
First Amendment Challenges and Intellectual Freedom Toolkit
Intellectual Freedom Message Center
MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Censorship and the First Amendment
MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Challenging Conversations
MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Creating a Crisis Communication Plan
MLA Connect - Crisis Communication GuideMLA Connect On-Demand: Navigating Material Challenges for Library Trustees (partnering with MCDA)
Statement of PrincipleUnited for Libraries requires a registration and login, and LoM pays for statewide membership. Go to www.ala.org/united , click on “Statewide resources,” and then “Michigan” to create an account if you don’t have one.
If you already have an account, eLearning and webinars are available by logging in at elearning.ala.org
Flyers/Print outs
Materials Challenges: Key Library Policies to Review and ReviseTrustee Resources for Program & Material Challenges
Terms and Definitions Related to Intellectual Freedom & CensorshipWebinars & Recordings
Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
First Amendment Audits: What Your Library Board and Staff Need to Know
Intellectual Freedom Challenges: How to Strengthen Your Library's Response
Additional Resources
Lakeland Library Cooperative (LLC)
LLC has created its own intellectual freedom resource page that includes links to collection development policy examples from across the state, as well as helpful tips to combat misinformation.
Let America Read
Social media campaign designed to get people reading banned books and talking about them. The website links a large number of organizations working on collective action and advocacy, as well as institutions willing to supply materials to libraries that have been affected by book removal campaigns.
Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL, formerly MAME)
While some items on the website are focused on school libraries rather than public libraries, MASL has collected a broad array of intellectual freedom resources, including advocacy toolkits, brainstorming resources to build your supporting coalition, and news about intellectual freedom.
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Blog - Grassroots 101
Short blog post from an activist turned elected official about organized censorship efforts, the importance of mobilized grassroots support, and how to defend against book banning.