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Book Displays: Banned Books

Banned Books Week, October 1-7, 2023

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Book Challenges In Iowa

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New Iowa Law - SF 496

School districts shall not provide any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender identity or sexual orientation to students in kindergarten through grade six.

Library program can only contain age-appropriate materials

“Age-appropriate" is defined as topics, messages, and teaching methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group. “Age-appropriate" does not include any material with descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act as defined in section 702.17.

Who initiates book challenges

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EDI Statement

Charles C. Myers Library strives to create equitable educational opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to cultivate a more hospitable environment that nurtures the intellectual, personal, and professional development of under-represented groups, including those historically marginalized.

This statement governs how we approach services, instruction, programming, collections, library space, and staffing, as stated in our Strategic Plan.