I used to watch the vlogbrothers videos more regularly. I got my fill of them a few years ago, but I got reintroduced when the Office of Intellectual Freedom blog highlighted a video that John Green made, talking about how his Printz Award winning book Looking for Alaska topped the list of Most Challenged books in the US in 2015. My favorite part of the video is where he emphasizes that LIBRARIANS and TEACHERS are trained and skilled professionals who choose materials carefully and with a deep understanding of literature and the youth they serve. It’s always nice to get a shout-out like that from a revered author.
Free “Freadom to Read Kits” from The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader
I got an email from the Children's Book Council today that you might want to consider: The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader are offering a new “Keep Bans Off Our Books” kit for librarians, teachers, and booksellers in support of the right to free...