ALASC News

September 22-28, 2019 How many “banned books” does your library have? Join us for our Literary Photo Scavenger Hunt  AND  Win an Amazon gift card for the most Banned Book Photos! The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 347 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2018. Of the 483 books challenged or banned in 2018, the Top 11 Most Challenged…

Guest post by Mayra Ortiz I entered the drawings for this rare opportunity each semester since I began my MLIS journey in the Spring of 2018. I was lucky to win a ticket on my third semester. I have always been a video game enthusiast and have spent hundreds of hours playing Blizzard Entertainment games. My favorite game, which I…

The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is excited to partner with the San Jose State University School of Information (SJSU iSchool) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign iSchool (iSchool at Illinois) on two Fall intellectual freedom courses.  In addition to encouraging students throughout the country to take the course, FTRF is offering one half-scholarship per course for current…