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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Marie Felgentrager is the high school and district librarian for Roseburg School District and is a member of the
<u><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/intellectual-freedom-committee-home"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee</span></a></u> (IFC). On
behalf of the IFC, she authored an excellent informative <u><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jIEHDHzlfAZjDlusEJl3fdrnpJpCaKeD/edit"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">essay</span></a></u>
about state and national efforts to defend the right to read during this season of increased book challenges. It’s part of the IFC’s
<u><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/if-resources"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Tuesday Topics series</span></a></u>, and a PDF will soon be posted on the IFC’s website. This is the
opening paragraph of the essay, but I encourage you to read the entire piece. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222;background:white">Securing the Right to Read</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:black">An antiquated Norse word for “librarian” translates to “book dragon,” a moniker highlighting the necessity to guard books as treasure. Fast forward to 2023, and the need to protect library
materials has grown to astonishing proportions. The drive to censor materials, ban books, and criminalize librarians is at an
</span><u><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/book-ban-attempts-reach-record-high-in-2022-american-library-association-report-says"><span style="color:#1155CC">all-time high</span></a></u><span style="color:black">. This censorship is often cloaked in
fear-mongering, under the guise of </span><u><a href="https://mspublishing.blogs.pace.edu/2023/04/17/the-book-censorship-and-the-rising-parents-rights-bill/"><span style="color:#1155CC">parental rights</span></a></u><span style="color:black">. Horrific accusations
have been spread through media outlets in order to legitimize prejudice under the guise of “protection,” a tactic that should worry anyone who has studied historical atrocities.
</span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FCFCFC">Proponents argue that they are simply ensuring only “appropriate” literature is carried in libraries. With</span><span style="color:black">
</span><u><a href="https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/"><span style="color:#1155CC">BIPOC and LGBTQ+ authors and works</span></a></u><span style="color:black"> as the most common targets, one can deduce
that t</span><span style="color:#333333;background:#FCFCFC">he term “appropriate” is only what the complainants narrowly define. Those that wish to ban books pontificate loudly at library and school board meetings that public shelves are teeming with pornographic
works. A quick check of </span><u><a href="https://pen.org/index-of-school-book-bans-2022/"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:#FCFCFC">books recently banned and censored</span></a></u><span style="color:#333333;background:#FCFCFC"> shows many prohibited
titles have nothing to do with sexual content of any kind. Books denied the right to be placed on library shelves include those on subjects such as health, race, and items featuring historical events.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">As always, if you need help with an intellectual freedom issue,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">please
</span><a href="https://www.olaweb.org/contact-ifc"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><span style="color:windowtext">reach out to the IFC</span></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">.
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Thanks,<br>
Jen<br>
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Ex officio member of the IFC<br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Jen Maurer, MLS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">
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School Library Consultant, State Library of Oregon<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marie Felgentrager via Libs-Or<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 19, 2023 11:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Libs-Or <br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] IFC Tuesday Topic<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">July's Tuesday Topic, brought to you by the Intellectual Freedom Committee, can be found here:
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:black">Marie Felgentrager, District Librarian/Media Specialist<br>
Roseburg High School<br>
mfelgentrager@roseburg.k12.or.us</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#741B47;background:white">"A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you
feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people - people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book." - E.B. White </span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">📚</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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