Resources for Dealing with Book Challenges

The Library Director's call this morning focused on what is happening with challenges to library materials both locally and nationally.Several resources were shared in the chat at that meeting and I am listing them below so everyone has them.

An overview of how NH bills become law:

https://www4.des.state.nh.us/blogs/rivers/wp-content/uploads/How-a-Bill-Becomes-a-Law.pdf

Advocacy information related to NH Laws from the NH Municipal Association:

 https://www.nhmunicipal.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/gladflo2019.pdf
 

The NHSL LibGuide on Censorship includes numerous resources (and new ones all the time) about preparing your staff for challenges (including the role-play scripts) and samples of Collection Development and Reconsideration policies.

https://nhsl.libguides.com/censorship 

If you offer NH Downloadables to your patrons (as most of you do) your policies should include a link to the Collection Development and Reconsideration poliy for NH DownLoadables:

 http://nhdbooks.blogspot.com/p/policies.html

If you are a NH Library Director and are interested in joining these monthly calls the next one is scheduled for October 6, 2022 at 10am. The agenda and the meeting link are sent out on the NHAIS-L list the day before the meeting. 

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