Resources

​ABOUT THE BOOKS

• All Boys Aren't Blue

• Fun Home

• Gender Queer

• Lawn Boy

• This Book is Gay

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​INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM

• Expert: Here's what's behind the recent surge
  in book censorship attempts

• Op-Ed: Book banning has a long & homophobic history 
  by Dr. Whitney Strub, Rutgers-Newark

• National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
  statement on the attack against books

• NCAC & GLAAD media fact sheet on school censorship (NHHS is mentioned twice)

• Stop the madness: Banning books is not the answer by Meg Medina, 2019 Newberry Medalist

• Bannings and burnings in history

• What is intellectual freedom?

• First Amendment of the United States Constitution

• American Library Association Library Bill of Rights

• National Council of Teachers of English "Students' Right to Read"

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LIBRARIANS

• Op-Ed: Unsung heroes at schools? Librarians by Gail Bush, Chicago Tribune

• Teen librarians are not pornographers by Karen Jensen, Teen Librarian Toolbox​​

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MOBILIZING

• Parent Playbook: A step-by-step guide from Red Wine & Blue for mainstream parents who are tired of attacks on education
   

PRINTABLES

• Infographic: How books enter the library

• BOE scorecard: Track who votes to ban books

• Holiday cards: Reading Star and Book Covers

• Bookmark: Carry a book and take a stand​​
  
   

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