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Just spreading the word...ALA is looking for essays from librarians for a
book called The Fight Against Book Bans: Perspectives From the Field. The
contact person is Shannon M. Oltmann: shannon.oltmann at uky.edu. See the
below forwarded email from Kristin Pekoll of the Office of Intellectual
Freedom.

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*Call for Essays *

*Contact: Shannon M. Oltmann *

*shannon.oltmann at uky.edu* <shannon.oltmann at uky.edu>

We are soliciting essays from librarians, library science faculty, and
others for the new book: *The fight against book bans: Perspectives from
the field*.

In the past six months, there has been a flood of book challenges and bans
in public and school libraries across the U.S. Challenges have been raised
by parents, legislators, educators, and others; sometimes the challenge is
overcome, while in other cases, books, graphic novels, and other materials
have been pulled from shelves or restricted. Many of these items feature
characters and/or authors of color, characters and/or authors of the LGBTQ+
community, sex education themes, or social justice perspectives. We
anticipate that these sorts of challenges will be ongoing throughout 2022,
as well.

We are looking for a wide variety of essays that will comment on and
address these challenges, from diverse perspectives. Possibilities could
include:

   - Firsthand accounts of book/materials challenges
   - How to prepare for, address, or respond to challenges
   - Communicating with one's community about the significance of
   intellectual freedom
   - Showing the value and merit of challenged books
   - Background on the history and context of challenges or challengers
   - Perspectives on challenges in public or school libraries
   - Support for those facing materials challenges

Together, the essays will both articulate the importance of intellectual
freedom and demonstrate how to convey that significance to others in one's
community with passion and wisdom, in light of the recent and ongoing spate
of book challenges faced by public and school libraries.

The primary audience includes public librarians, school librarians, and
library science faculty. Librarians in all types of positions are
interested in book challenges and bans, and they will find this book
engaging. Library science students will benefit from hearing the voices of
librarians in conjunction with library science faculty. Library trustees
and other advocates are going to be interested as well.

*Essays should be 3000-6000 words and are due by May 20, 2022.* The book
will be edited by Dr. Shannon M. Oltmann (University of Kentucky) and
published by Libraries Unlimited. Please send essays, or any inquiries, to
Shannon Oltmann at shannon.oltmann at uky.edu. Feel free to send a draft or
abstract for review, prior to the deadline.

Shannon M. Oltmann, Ph.D.
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Associate Professor
School of Information Science
College of Communication & Information
University of Kentucky

shannon.oltmann at uky.edu

Editor, *Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy*

Associate Editor, *Library Quarterly*
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