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The Ontario School Library Association (OSLA) is excited to share its newest free resource, A Guide to the Selection and Deselection of School Library Resources!
The Ontario School Library Association (OSLA) is excited to share its newest resource, A Guide to the Selection and Deselection of School Library Resources!
This guide provides:
  • information, best practices, and resources to support the selection and deselection of school library learning resources.
  • resources to help school boards navigate concerns, questions, and/or challenges related to school library materials.
This resource is for school library professionals, educators, staff, administrators, school boards, students, and families. It was developed with the general public in mind, for anyone interested in understanding how resources are curated for a School Library Learning Commons (SLLC).
This guide comes at a pivotal time, when Canada’s school libraries are faced with a growing number of calls to remove or restrict access to books, especially those that reflect LGBTQIA2S+ perspectives, contain characters of diverse gender identities or racial backgrounds, and deal with sexual health and education. In the face of those challenges to students’ right to read and freedom of expression, the OSLA have expanded its Sample Selection Policy (2017) into a comprehensive guide for the entire school community.
We hope that this guide:
  • serves as a useful tool for school library professionals as they continue to hone their expertise in library collection development;
  • provides a framework for school boards that have yet to develop a publicly available selection policy for supplemental school resources;
  • provides guidance on how to navigate challenges to school library materials;
  • and helps inform concerned students and parents on how resources are chosen for their school libraries.
Note: A French adaptation is forthcoming.

For questions or more information, contact Lily Kwok, Advocacy & Research Officer, OLA at [email protected].
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Posted on: October 2, 2023, 6:36 am Category: Uncategorized

By: Stephen Abram

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