An annual report set to be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board meeting on Tuesday said the challenged items consisted of six print books and one DVD.
A controversial edition of the Tintin comic series and a comedy-horror film were among the seven titles challenged in the Ottawa Public Library's collection last year.set to be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board meeting on Tuesday said the titles consisted of six print books and one DVD. Of the seven that received reconsideration requests by members of the public, none were ultimately removed from the library's collection.
One Russian-language book written by pro-Kremlin pundit Yevgeny Satanovsky also received a request for removal for 'promoting hatred.'The library says it upholds a high standard for removing or moving items from a teen or children's section to an adult section. The library system, which operates 33 branches in Ottawa, approved its"Ottawa Public Library is committed to upholding the core tenet of intellectual freedom.
All the requests for reconsideration of an item in the library is made by members of the public who object to an item or items in the collection. The public is asked to either speak with employees to express their concerns or fill out a “request for reconsideration of library material” form. With NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh putting the Liberals 'on notice' that it could be a deal breaker if they don't deliver on a pharmacare framework by March 1, the weekly panel of political strategists on CTV's Question Period weigh in on the future of the parties' confidence-and-supply agreement.Taylor Swift prepares for an epic journey to the Super Bowl. Will she make it?
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