Thursday, June 16, 2011

What Makes a Book Controversial?

Most controversial books contain some of the following themes:  drugs, homosexuality, sexual content, religious viewpoint, suicide, offensive language, or anti-family.  The challenging of books is initiated more often by parents than other individual or group.  Librarians should follow materials selection policies, have a policy for challenged books, and be well-informed about intellectual freedom.  Hopefully, this will help a librarian be better prepared for challenges and complaints about controversial books.

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