Challenged Materials Censorship Database Form

Intellectual Freedom Committee

WHO: Intellectual Freedom Committee, Oklahoma Library Association
WHAT: We have established an OKLAHOMA CLEARINGHOUSE FOR CHALLENGED MATERIALS which contains information on censorship attempts in Oklahoma Libraries as well as information on how the situation was handled.
WHEN: If you have had an individual or group challenge materials, etc., in your library in the past 12 months, please fill out and submit this form or print off and mail it to the Oklahoma Library Association (links to printable forms are at the bottom of this page).
WHERE: Kay Boies, OLA Executive Director, maintains the Clearinghouse records and can be contacted for information. The current chair of the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee will also receive a copy of challenge reports.
WHY: The OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee helps libraries to fulfill the Library Bill of Rights and the Freedom to Read Statement of the American Library Association by providing access to resources and information about censorship attempts in Oklahoma. This information can be used to help Oklahoma librarians in similar situations.
HOW: If you have had materials at your library challenged, fill out the form and click the Submit button, or download a printable version, fill it out and send it to the address provided, along with news articles or other supporting materials (if any). Names of the institution and person reporting the challenge will be kept confidential, unless you indicate your willingness to be a resource for a librarian in a similar situation. Oklahoma Challenged Materials will be shared at the annual conference.

Object of Challenge: Date of Challenge:
Title: Copyright/Issue Date:

Author/Performer(s):
(last name, first name)

Publisher/Producer:
Print Material: Print  Textbook  Magazine  Newspaper 
Pamphlet  Play  Student Publication
Nonprint Material: Artwork  Photo  Sound Recording  Video/DVD  Audiobook
Other: Collection  Exhibit  Performance  Speech  Website 
Other:

Grounds for Challenge: (check as many as apply)
1. Cultural: Anti-Ethnic  Insensitivity  Racism  Sexism  Inaccuracy
2. Sexual Homosexuality  Nudity  Sex Education  Sexually Explicit 
Unsuited to Age Group
3. Values Anti-Family  Offensive Language  Political Viewpoint 
Religious Viewpoint 
4. Social Issues Abortion  Drugs  Occult/Satanism  Suicide  Violence
5. Other Reasons

Initiator of Challenge:

Individual: Administrator  Board Member  Clergy  Parent  Teacher  Patron  Staff  Elected Official
Group: Government  Special Interest Group  Religious Group 
Other: 
Organizations Supporting the Challenge:

Institution Being Challenged (This information will be kept confidential.)

Name:
Phone:
Address:
City:
Zip Code:
Email:
School Related: School  School Library Grade Level Affected: to
Other Library: Academic Library  Public Library  Prison  Special Library 
Other (please specify):

Person Reporting this Challenge (This information will be kept confidential.)

Name:
Title:
Address/Phone:
(if different from above)

Outcome of the Challenge:
Would you be willing to share your experience with another librarian in a similar situation?
Yes No

PLEASE NOTE: INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL

         

You may also submit a print version of the form: Microsoft Word Version

If submitting by mail, please feel free to attach news clippings or other supporting material. Then return the form to:

Oklahoma Library Association
300 Hardy Drive
Edmond, OK, 73013

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