Thanks to Hollis Helmeci, the new director at the Rusk County Library in Ladysmith, for this information. The authors of an upcoming ALA Publications book, True Stories of Censorship Battles in American Libraries are collecting stories for their book. If you have had a successful OR not-so-great censorship struggle in your library, they would love to hear from you. They are welcoming essay submissions or will do an interview with you. For more information on what they are looking for, you can check out the website, www.librarycensorship.com.
The Importance of Teen Spaces in Public Libraries
Why a teen space? All people, including teens, benefit from informal public gathering places where they can interact or just share space with others. This is sometimes called a “third space”. Spending time with friends in an environment that is less structured than...