More links with facts: >From PEN America, lots of good infographics analyzing the books that have been banned or challenged: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pen.org/report/beyond-the-shelves/__;!!KGKeukY!2W4SEKoMH1ZBJ5Fx1y541pryI6_cMojFwR0kMTWv6qjgLMRZ1xWEw5qW_k9wVeYtQWOX30Tp01FPB1_J1FzZhojTV4DO$
Here's an analysis of the differing nature of left vs right challenges and bans: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/conservative-liberal-book-bans-differ-amid-rise-literary/story?id=96267846__;!!KGKeukY!2W4SEKoMH1ZBJ5Fx1y541pryI6_cMojFwR0kMTWv6qjgLMRZ1xWEw5qW_k9wVeYtQWOX30Tp01FPB1_J1FzZhq1oQWj2$ And another from ALA: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/statistics__;!!KGKeukY!2W4SEKoMH1ZBJ5Fx1y541pryI6_cMojFwR0kMTWv6qjgLMRZ1xWEw5qW_k9wVeYtQWOX30Tp01FPB1_J1FzZhtmkr0cD$ Dainy Bernstein *ey/they* On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM Dainy Bernstein <[email protected]> wrote: > Two things: > > 1) All of the claims about progressive cancellation cited here have been > thoroughly discussed and proven to be logical fallacies - a lot of > strawmanning and overgeneralizing going on. > > For example: > > "They ordered -- I KID YOU NOT! -- all books on school library shelves > published before 2010 to be weeded out because they might not adhere to DEI > principles. This would mean, for example, *Little Women*!" > > But did it include *Little Women*? Is there any evidence of this board or > any other applying DEI principles like this? (Answer: no, there isn't.) > > And the whole bit about right-wing banning isn't so bad because it drives > sales but left-wing banning is bad because of social media pile-on: no. > Left-wing visibility is made up of individuals. Right-wing attacks and bans > are organized by groups who attempt to pass laws. One is action taken by > people for themselves; the other is action taken by organized groups for > others. > > Here's an article about one legal contest among many: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wbaltv.com/article/state-board-education-reverse-harford-decision-remove-flamer/69269111__;!!KGKeukY!2W4SEKoMH1ZBJ5Fx1y541pryI6_cMojFwR0kMTWv6qjgLMRZ1xWEw5qW_k9wVeYtQWOX30Tp01FPB1_J1FzZhnFeq6TY$ > > > Here's an article about a group dedicated to banning books: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookriot.com/what-is-take-back-the-classroom/__;!!KGKeukY!2W4SEKoMH1ZBJ5Fx1y541pryI6_cMojFwR0kMTWv6qjgLMRZ1xWEw5qW_k9wVeYtQWOX30Tp01FPB1_J1FzZhhUh_Dbp$ > > > Here's an article about author Jean Kwok speaking to a school board in > Doylestown, PA, against book bans - I highly recommend watching the video: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/southeastern-pa/award-winning-author-makes-case-for-central-bucks-school-board-to-keep-books-on-shelves/article_abc52652-d8d5-11ed-a9d0-2b990a3ba194.html__;!!KGKeukY!2W4SEKoMH1ZBJ5Fx1y541pryI6_cMojFwR0kMTWv6qjgLMRZ1xWEw5qW_k9wVeYtQWOX30Tp01FPB1_J1FzZhlBhx1bB$ > > > > > 2) Isn't AJL supposed to be a non-political space? I understand that > librarianship is inherently political on many levels, but the email I'm > replying to is such a blatantly political personal opinion. It does not > belong in this space. > > Dainy Bernstein > *ey/they* > >
__ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
