Canadian School Libraries Reading Quiz

When was the Canadian School Libraries Statement released?

• December 2023

• May 2023

• May 2024

• November 2023

Click this link and fill in the blank:

Book Challenges and __________ in Canada's School Libraries

Canadian School Libraries (CSL) is a:

• library for all of Canada

• big business

• non-profit charitable organization

• union for teacher librarians

The CSL is concerned with:

• the growing number of calls to remove or restrict access to books in school libraries

• the lack of students reading real books today

• understaffed school libraries

• poor privacy guidelines for students in the LC

Finish the statement...

• "“The freedom to choose what we believe does not, however, include the freedom to choose what others believe.”

• "“The freedom to choose what we want does not, however, include the freedom to choose what others want.”

• “The freedom to choose what we do does not, however, include the freedom to choose what others do.”

• "“The freedom to choose what we read does not, however, include the freedom to choose for others.”

What has been the justification for the explosion of book challenges in the US over the last 2 years?

What topics have the majority of the targeted books included?

• LGBTQia2s+ characters

• characters of colour

• the story of racism in American history

• all of the above

True or False:

Book challenging has become an issue for Canadian school libraries in the last year.

• True

• False

Rich and diverse collections are developed within the context of the

rights and freedoms guaranteed to all Canadians (including children) under the:

• Need for Diverse Book Selection

• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

• School Libraries Act

• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Finish the heading:

The entry point to reading in the library is...

• level, not interest

• having a library card

• interest, not topic

• interest, not level