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A 5 page research paper that addresses the topic of censorship, with particular focus on public school libraries. Censorship, by definition, restricts the free flow of information and ideas. Censorship in the US is usually rationalized as a means of protecting minors from sexually explicit material. However, there can be considerable difference of opinion even on this topic as what some parents see as "pornography," others perceive to be age-appropriate information on sexual health. An examination of censorship in the US indicates that parents should monitor reading material in the home, rather than insisting that certain books should be banned in school and public libraries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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be considerable difference of opinion even on this topic as what some parents see as "pornography," others perceive to be age-appropriate information on sexual health. An examination of censorship in
the US indicates that parents should monitor reading material in the home, rather than insisting that certain books should be banned in school and public libraries. Several recent censorship efforts
pertaining to public school libraries illustrate this point. Cassandra Barnett, a librarian in an Arkansas school district, takes the selection of books for inclusion in her schools library collection very
seriously. She spends hours pouring over publishers catalogues, reading professional journals and reviews, analyzing abstracts and reading many of the books selected herself (Manzo 26). Her goal is to select
books that "intrigue, inform, challenge and entertain" the students that use her schools library (Manzo 26). However, this is a job entails some risk. Last year, Barnett was a target
in a public debate concerning censorship. She was caricaturized in the local newspaper in editorial cartoons, and labeled a "pusher of porn" because of some books that one parent deemed
inappropriate reading for middle school students. One of the books identified by this parent was Its Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris, which topped the list of books challenged
in 2005, according to the American Library Association (ALA) (Manzo 26). The ALA defines a "challenge" as "any formal, written complaints about a book in public and school libraries" (Manzo
26). Roughly 70 percent of these challenges pertain to public school library collections. Another parent. The challenge to this book that was organized by Laurie Taylor grew to encompass more
books, which is when opposition to Taylor began to also organize. Dr. Janet Titus, a family physician and Christian youth sex education instructor, offered her assessment of the books and
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