ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom is hosting a webinar "Picture Books and Challenges: Dealing with Controversial Topics in Children's Collections",Wednesday November 18, 2015:

Wednesday, 11/18/2015

2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Eastern)
1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Central)
12:00 PM-1:00 PM (Mountain)
11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Pacific)

Librarians are tasked with providing a wide variety of viewpoints and information. Sometimes there are conflicts with where and how children’s books are cataloged to accommodate what parents and caregivers feel is right for their children. How do we balance open access, accurate classification, and ease of use for all families without discrimination? Learn about a variety of the issues surrounding this topic as well as ways to help navigate them in your library with your hosts Carolyn Caywood and Peter Coyl.

Sponsored by ALA's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Roundtable and Intellectual Freedom Roundtable. This webinar is FREE to members of GLBTRT and IFRT. $20 for ALA members and $25 for non ALA members.

More information including how to register can be found online :

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/picturebookswebinar

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Elizabeth Gartley,

Library Information Integrator

Mahoney Middle School

South Portland, Maine

207-799-7386 x530