How to Respond to Book Bans as a Librarian/Educator (Amanda Jones)
Parents should always have the right to decide what books their student can read. But school system wide book bans are bad for children. So says our next guest on the Have a Life Teaching Podcast, former ALA librarian of the year Amanda Jones.
In this episode, Jones - author of the book "That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in the United States" - discusses how she became an activist, why book bans hurt children, how educators can respond to book bans as well as to harassment, and best practices for ensuring that the books we place in our school and classroom libraries are age appropriate (collection development policy).
We also discuss ways that school librarians and classroom teachers can work together to enrich student learning. Listen here and subscribe.
Amanda Jones Book - That Librarian
PEN America - Online Harassment Field Manual
EBSCO Tools for Collection Development
Music - Aylex