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...