1.    A Complex Relationship

2. What is intellectual freedom? The right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction. American Library Association

3. Fact : Intellectual Freedom is a right guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution

5. “ If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.” Supreme Court Justice William Brennan

6. What is Censorship? The suppression of ideas and information that certain individuals and groups find objectionable or dangerous.

8. W hat are the most frequently censored materials?

10. 2 Ways Censorship Happens Book Ch allenge Book Banning

13. What is the difference between a Challenge and a Banning? Challenge = the attempt to remove or restrict access to materials. Banning = the removal of those materials

16. OIF Censorship Database 2000-2004 Institution Being Challenged Out of 2,614 challenges recorded between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2004, by the Office for Intellectual Freedom. The Office for Intellectual Freedom does not claim comprehensiveness in recording challenges. Research suggests that for each challenge reported there are as many as four or five which go unreported.

19. What do you think?