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ReLeah Cossett Lent provides practical advice for ensuring that books are kept on shelves and in classrooms for students to read. She outlines steps for creating professional learning communities that engage with censorship issues and prepare schools to deal with book challenges in thoughtful, supportive ways.
The article discusses how book bans and removal of books from libraries threaten diverse stories. Topics discussed include theme of many of the books being challenged based on obscenity or sexual content, groups of people that challenge books, and steps to be followed in reconsideration of books to determine if they should be retained in the library collection.
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