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* 1. How do you currently use the Freedom to Read Statement?
How do you intend to use it in the near future?

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* 2. In your opinion, what does the statement get right or wrong on the theme of youth access to materials? Is anything missing?

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* 3. We have seen a huge rise in book challenges, and particularly challenges with any LGBTQIA+ content. Parents' rights advocates argue that such content is obscene, even when such ideas are protected by the First Amendment. How does or doesn't the current Freedom to Read statement address that?

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* 4. A more subtle way of controlling youth access to materials is to label it as not "age appropriate." Access may be restricted by removing it from a curriculum or from a library that serves youth. How does or doesn't the current Freedom to Read statement address that?

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* 5. Updates from ILS vendors allow parents to block categories of materials from checkout. How does or doesn't the Freedom to Read statement address those technologies?

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* 6. State statutes generally govern and define the scope of obscenity laws in this country. Current obscenity and harmful to minors laws in 44 states have defenses from prosecution from criminal code for certain professions or particular types of workplaces, including librarians and libraries. However, state legislators are currently at work in many states to remove those protections. How does or doesn't the Freedom to Read statement address these actions?

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* 7. Any other thoughts on the Freedom to Read statement that you would like to share?

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