Kieryn and Eve discuss the German family who sought (and were temporarily-ish granted!) asylum in the US to be allowed to homeschool their kids because Germany takes the rights and education of Children seriously.

Show notes:
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This episode was produced by the lovely Mary Steffenhagen!

Kieryn and Eve talk with Carly Butler about her memoir, Apocalypse Child, what identity abuse looks like for homeschooled kids, and how it feels to reparent yourself while parenting children.

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Kieryn & Eve are joined by the organizers of Read Freely Alabama to discuss the attempt to censor LGBTQ materials in the Augauta-Prattville library and their efforts to protect the library as a community resource for everyone.

Show Notes:

• https://www.readfreelyalabama.org/
• https://www.readfreelyalabama.org/protect_prattville_staff
•  Vanessa Carr: https://aplsws2.apls.state.al.us/about-us/staff-directory/
• https://www.alreporter.com/2024/03/11/prattville-library-board-committee-urges-director-to-move-books-under-new-policies/ 
• https://www.al.com/educationlab/2024/03/autauga-prattville-library-board-fires-library-director-staff-who-locked-facility-in-protest.html 
• https://www.wsfa.com/video/2024/03/17/autauga-prattville-library-board-chair-discusses-recent-controversy/ 

What do censorship, homeschooling, intellectual freedom, and libraries have in common? We get into it today with Eddie Kristan about the fight libraries are seeing with parental-rights extremist groups trying to censor books and the impact that has on children’s rights to access information.

Show Notes:

Institutions on the job:

• Freedom to Read Foundation (IF arm of the ALA): https://www.ftrf.org/
• Emily Knox – Freedom to Read Foundation – knox@illinois.edu
• PEN American has been on the job: https://pen.org/report/book-bans-pressure-to-censor/
• DPLA – the banned book club: https://www.dplabannedbookclub.com/
• Queer Liberation Library https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/
• Brooklyn Public Library’s Books Unbanned: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned
• Chicago Public Library Book Sanctuaries: https://www.chipublib.org/news/book-sanctuaries-committed-to-protecting-banned-and-challenge-books/
• CPL Book Sanctuary Project: https://www.booksanctuary.org/

Past ALA cases:

• United States, et al. v. American Library Association, Inc. et al., 539 U.S. 194, 123 S.Ct. 2297, 156 L.Ed.2d 221 (2003)
• Tattered Cover, Inc. v. City of Thornton, 44 P.3d 1044 (Colo. Sup. Ct., 2002)
• Sund v. City of Wichita Falls, Texas, 121 F. Supp. 2d 530 (N.D. Texas, 2000) the “300 signatories” case.
• Case v. Unified School District No. 233, 908 F. Supp. 864 (D. Kan. 1995) The “Annie on my mind” case.

Active cases to follow:

• Pen America v. Escanaba School District 23-cv-10385 Filed May 17, 2023
• Fayetteville Public Library v Crawford County et al. -23-CV-05086
• Book People Inc et al. v. Wong 23-cv-00858 – Filed July 25, 2023
• Leila Green Little, et al. v. Llano County, Llano County Texas Library
• Most concerning bills:
• Idaho HB 666
• Indiana SB 17
• Iowa HB 2176
• Oklahoma SB 1142
• South Dakota House Bill 1337:
• Tennessee House Bill 1944
• Tennessee House Bill 800

Follow:

• emilyknox.net
• @fobettarh
• EddieKristan
• Eddie the Giant Librarian