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Battles have erupted at schools, school boards and library meetings across the country as parents, lawmakers and advocacy groups are debating books. The American Library Association documented more than 1,200 demands to censor books and resources last year, the highest since it started collecting da...

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Other Authors: Brown, Jeffrey, 1956- (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
American Library Association.
American Library Association
Challenged books > United States.
Libraries > Censorship > United States.
Prohibited books > United States.
Livres contestés > États-Unis.
Bibliothèques > Censure > États-Unis.
Livres prohibés > États-Unis.
Challenged books
Libraries > Censorship
Prohibited books
United States
interviews.
Interviews
Television news programs
Television news programs.
Interviews.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Battles have erupted at schools, school boards and library meetings across the country as parents, lawmakers and advocacy groups are debating books. The American Library Association documented more than 1,200 demands to censor books and resources last year, the highest since it started collecting data 20 years ago. Jeffrey Brown discussed more with the group's director, Deborah Caldwell-Stone.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 20, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 minutes)
Playing Time:00:06:00