NEW: Maine Intellectual Freedom Blog

Interview with Kelley McDaniel (2009) | IF Graphs for 2009 |

Report a material challenge form Please use this form to report challenges to school and library materials in Maine.

Although we ask that you share your name and contact information with us, we WILL NOT post or share that information. We ask for the name and location of the institution where the challenge has occurred so that we can contact them to follow up or if we need clarification.

The information about the challenge (material, institution and date) may be shared with the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)

The Maine Association of School Libraries (MASL) has been documenting censorship and attempted censorship in Maine since 1987.

History of Maine Challenges from 2003 - 2009 (pdf)
Graphs showing complaints by type, nature and number of challenges.

Intellectual Freedom Handbook and Request for Consideration Form
Intellectual Freedom Handbook and Request for Consideration Form (Word)
Filtering Statement
Intellectual Freedom Chair's Responsibilities

Book Rationales (samples):

• Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by J.P. Stassen (pdf)
• Holes by Louis Sachar (pdf)
• It's So Amazing! A Book About Eggs, Sperm, Birth and Families by Robie Harris, illustrated by Michael Emberley (pdf)
• Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs (pdf)
  

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