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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Sure, librarians have their own biases, but if that bias blatant (or maybe even not blatant), the administration, staff and parents are going to notice.
I'm kind of confused about this book selection process. Maybe you can fill us Canuckistanis out and explain it a little. From what I gather, these people meet I suppose annually, and discuss what books they'll be allowing in the school system. Is that right?
Does anyone know if we do this in Canada? Like go through this kind of process? This kind of controversy pops up every once in a while but I don't remember (and could be way off) this happening in Canada.
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I'm not entirely certain. (In my defence, I've only lived down here 3 years, so I'm pretty much a Canuckistani, too.)
This is the best I can find. Excerpt from linked wiki article:
"In the United States, many books have been challenged by a variety of groups and agencies in order to prevent a particular work from being read by the general public. In recent years, it has become more common for those challenging the availability of a book to do so on a local level, targeting public libraries and school libraries. In fact, many communities have a formal process by which a citizen can challenge the public availability of a work. That a book's availability has been challenged does not automatically indicate that it has been removed from library shelves in even one community."