CFLA-FCAB Challenges Survey
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Thank you for taking the time to complete the CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey. Library staff like yourself have contributed their reports of challenges to intellectual freedom to CLA since 2006, helping to create a series of reports that chart the changes in this activity over time. These efforts have created a database that allows for multi-year comparisons.
The heart of the survey is contained in the description of the challenge and in the description of the resolution. The other markers help lead the report writers to those descriptions.
Your name and associated information will not be published. As part of the authentication process, you may be contacted by a member of the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) if follow-up is needed for further information or if assistance from the IFC is requested.
We do ask for a postal code to allow for regional analysis of the data but library names are not published in the annual report nor are they included in the spreadsheets containing extracts from the survey data that are posted on the CFLA-FCAB website. An exception may be made if the library is the subject of stories in the media.
If you have questions about any of these matters, please contact the Chair of the IFC at
IFCchair@cfla-fcab.ca
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Again, the CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Committee thanks you for your participation in this important work.
(signed)
Richard Beaudry
Chair
CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Committee
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Challenge Date
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Type of Library
Public Library
School Library
Post-secondary Library
Special Library
Other
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Library Postal Code
Name of the Library
Please describe the incident and the complainant's concerns
Yes
No
Yes
No
Adult on behalf of child/children (incl. parents)
Adult on own behalf
Child
Community Group or Organization
Faculty Member
Library Board Member
Library Staff Member
Politician
School Administrator
School Board Member
School Student
School Teacher
Youth (12-18)
Other
None
Email
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Media report
Other
Please share the media report link about the challenge, if any, please use comma in between each source
Animal Cruelty
Creator of Work
Cultural Appropriation
Inaccurate Information
Inappropriate for Age
Policy
Political view
Privacy
Profanity
Promotes Hatred
Quality of Content
Racism
Religion
Sexually Explicit
Truth & Reconciliation
Violence
LGBTQIA2S+ and please specify
Other
Materials Challenge (books, movies, music, magazines, digital content)
Internet-related Challenge (filtering issues, access to computers, use policies)
Library Service (meeting rooms, programs, author visits, exhibits, displays, hold shelf practices)
Patron Privacy or Confidentiality Issue (personally identifiable information, circulation records)
Hate Crime (defacement of library property to target a specific group; use of swastikas or other symbols of intimidation, harassment or assault on library property)
Other
If you selected Material Challenge, please give the title and the creator of the work
Adult Fiction
Adult Non-Fiction
Teen Fiction
Teen Non-Fiction
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Non-Fiction
Graphic Novels
Picture Books
Adult Movies/DVDs
Juvenile Movies/DVDs
Magazines
Newspaper
Other
Displays/Exhibits
Donations
Internet access
Meeting room access
Programs: Speakers
Programs: Story hours
Other
Removal
Re-classification (includes moving between age-appropriate collections)
Labelling
Cancel the event (incl. displays)
Other
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Describe the resolution
The action proposed by the complainant was carried out
An alternative action was agreed to and carried out
The status prior to the complaint was not changed
No formal resolution, the matter is quiescent
Other
Name of the person reporting the challenge
Date of the resolution
Survey Feedbacks
CFLA-FCAB's Intellectual Freedom Committee will be reviewing the survey over the next year to ensure we are collecting information that addresses the Canadian library community's current operating environment. Please take a moment to provide us with comments on how you think the survey could be improved
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Title of person
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Contact information
Yes
No
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Date of filing report
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