CFLA-FCAB Challenges Survey

With the collaboration of the CFLA-FCAB and the Centre for Free Expression on the Canadian Library Challenges Database, this survey has been supplanted by the CLCD survey here: https://cfe.torontomu.ca/databases/canadian-library-challenges-database

If you have followed a link to this page, please notify the Intellectual Freedom Committee so we can have the reference corrected.

Thank you

IFCchair@cfla-fcab.ca

Again, the CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Committee thanks you for your participation in this important work.

(signed)

Michael Nyby
Chair
CFLA-FCAB Intellectual Freedom Committee

*Challenge Date

*Type of Library

*Library Postal Code

Name of the Library

Please describe the incident and the complainant's concerns

*Does the Library have a formal policy for dealing with challenges?

*Was a written challenge filed?

*Who initiated the challenge?

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

Social Media involvement

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

Promotes Hatred
Quality of Content
Racism
Religion
Sexually Explicit
Truth & Reconciliation
Violence
LGBTQIA2S+ and please specify
Other

*What are you reporting?

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

If you selected Material Challenge, what is the material type?

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

If you selected Library Service, which service?

Displays/Exhibits
Donations
Internet access
Meeting room access

Programs: Speakers
Programs: Story hours
Other

Proposed action

Removal
Re-classification (includes moving between age-appropriate collections)
Labelling
Cancel the event (incl. displays)
Other

*Describe the resolution

*Classify 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 Feedback

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

*Title of person

*Contact information

Are you amenable to being contacted by researchers for further information about this submission? Note that the name of your library and the person reporting the challenge will never be shared without your permission.