INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM

A. The foundation of Intellectual Freedom: The first amendment

• First Amendment of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution - ALA's web page on this basic freedom provided in the U.S. Constitution.

• First Amendment Center - Featuring comprehensive research coverage of key First Amendment issues and topics, daily First Amendment news, a unique First Amendment Library and guest analyses by respected legal specialists

B. Policy Statements on Intellectual Freedom

• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

• American Library Association (ALA)

• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

C. Instructional Materials Policies - school district policy

• RCW28A.320.230 - Checklist for Washington State Instructional Materials Selection Policies

• Request for the reevaluation of instructional materials - a sample form from ALA for materials challenges
  

D. Dealing with Parent Concerns about library resources

• American Library Association. Dealing with Challenges to Books and Other Library Materials

• Handling parent concerns, by Doug Hamilton of WLMA.

• AASL's Book and Material Challenges webpage includes these excellent resources:

  • Coping with Challenges: Kids and Libraries: What You Should Know

  • Coping with Challenges: Strategies and Tips for Dealing with Challenges to Library Materials.

E. Censorship database & Allies

• Reporting a Challenge - Use the form on this page to report a challenge to ALA
  

• Allies for Intellectual Freedom