Challenge Issues Resources

 

Collection Development Policy

FAQs for staff relating to answering questions about youth and access to library resources

Contact Info for ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom

Staff training for active listening - staff will be directed to listen to complaints, repeat back what the patron has stated, pivot to what the collection development policy states, and, if not resolved, give patron a Request for Reconsideration as a last resort

List of awards and reviews for items

ALA Bill of Rights on Intellectual Freedom (https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif )

Library Bill of Rights Interpretations (https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations)

Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy - includes essays, peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, legal briefs, and opinion pieces (https://journals.ala.org/index.php/jifp)

Intellectual Freedom Manual - day to day guidance on maintaining free and equal access for all people. Includes:

• 34 ALA policy statements and documents, 17 new or updated for this edition, addressing patron behavior, internet use, copyright, exhibits and use of meeting space
• At-a-glance lists summarizing key issues such as access, challenges and censorship, access by minors to controversial materials, and advocacy
• Explanations of legal points in clear, easy-to-understand language, alongside case citations
• Numerous checklists to help readers stay organized

Request for Reconsideration of Library Resources

Guidelines for Reconsideration Committee

Process for Reconsideration including a timeline along with how the petitioner will be notified of the outcome