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WATCH: During the Opening Keynote of the American Library Association's recent Library 2.0 conference Associate Professor in the School of Information Science at the University of Kentucky Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann, Ph.D. & Associate Professor in the School of Information Sciences… https://t.co/ykTl3Y2LMUtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director, American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom discusses how to keep LGBTQ+ books on shelves & behind the circulation desks.

She encourages limiting borrowing times,… https://t.co/cD4UWdlS1Ftwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Deborah Caldwell-Stone also discussed Kirk Cameron's Brave Books Story Hour, which she refers to as his "Library Takeover Campaign" wanting to rent meeting rooms & how you can adjust certain policies already in place to limit accessibility or make it more difficult for… https://t.co/wp2NK29pKYtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Deborah Caldwell-Stone begrudgingly explains how libraries have to adhere to 1A policies across the board, but gives examples of how to combat certain groups from scheduling meeting rooms.

She says library staff can schedule a library-sponsored Pride event on the same day and… https://t.co/5pokSMHFbKtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Valerie Byrd Fort, Instructor, University of South Carolina discusses how librarians should be sure to NOT label LGBTQ+ books as such to thwart certain groups from obtaining them. In this group she specifically names parents.

"It makes it too easy for parents or community… https://t.co/FFInarBae2twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

April Dawkins, Assistant Professor, UNC Greensboro goes over a website where you can find legislation on certain topics, including a downloadable guide on how to support & hold Drag Story Hour in libraries.

Website:

Drag Story Hour Guide:… https://t.co/mtTNe5vNSr https://t.co/chavtBael7getreadystayready.info/lgbtqia-materi…
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One particular frame from the Louisiana Association of School Librarians (LASL) caught my eye, it reads:
"The bottom line - moving books written for teens and housed in the teen section on topics of sex education and sexual identity to the adult section of a library is… https://t.co/x6tJNWsSG4twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Another session of the conference was held by Andrew Wertheimer & titled "The Politics of Nativist Censorship Efforts: Today's Right Wing 'Culture War' and Lessons from Previous Historical Movements" which discussed "defending obscenities".

"I would not be surprised if the… https://t.co/tYg6rEbZZDtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Wertheimer then goes on to discuss the Moms for Liberty group being named "extremist" by the SPLC.

"I think we need to look further into this organization and why are they targeting libraries and why now."

"I have to wonder if this was as organic as the Tea Party was."

He then… https://t.co/xG7nHMDALmtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Star Bradley, Research and Instruction Librarian, Montana State University Library wanted to make 250 banned books free to distribute to the public, reached out to Friends of the Library who helped fund her event. They asked for $1,500 & received it.

They couldn't afford to get copies of all banned books, so they decided on these 5. These have been banned for sexual content, language, and invoking violence, particularly seen in "The Hate You Give".

The ALA's own website for top banned books in 2022 list why they were banned.… https://t.co/XX6bYJ0I5ltwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Peter Bromberg referred to Arnold King's "The Three Languages of Politics" in how to respond to those who are challenging books in "their language:" in his hosted session on messaging called "Real world policy and messaging issues from the trenches."

These included keywords depending on who was challenging the books:

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"Virginia: a Case Study of Race and Sexuality as Recurring Factors in the History of Book Banning" is the last in the sessions before the Closing Keynote, presented by Keith Weimer, Librarian for History and Religious Studies, University of Virginia Library.

"There are a lot of… https://t.co/dzaGfsjVDdtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

In the Closing Keynote: Social Justice and Intellectual Freedom: Why We Need Both by Dr. Martin Garnar, Director of the Amherst College Library he discusses the importance of DEI in libraries.

“DEI” are the core ways we pull this all together:
A for access
J for justice
B for… https://t.co/59ONSrKskjtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Dr. Martin Garnar also discusses issues surrounding Drag Queen Story Hour, restrictions in their policies, and meeting room language.

"Controversial is defined differently by different people."