Intellectual Freedom for Young People
The Very Basics
Young people have First Amendment rights. This page will provide information and links to explore these rights. This page explores those rights in school. See also School: Intellectual Freedom for Young People.
Below are links to information on basic intellectual freedom principles, including links to the fundamental principles of American and international libraries. Also included are links to pages to help you understand why censoring the Internet is the same as censoring a book. Intellectual Freedom Issues will take you to Hot Topics in Intellectual Freedom. Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q&A explains what intellectual freedom is and why it is important.
Worthwhile Places to Visit
As If! Young Adult authors supporting intellectual freedom
Free Access to Libraries for Minors
What You Can Do to Oppose Censorship
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Beacon for Freedom of Expression
Censorship, the Internet, Intellectual Freedom, and Youth
The Free Expression Policy Project
Soul of a Citizen by Paul Rogat Loeb
Judy Blume Talks about Censorship
The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
What to Do If You're Stopped by the Police, the FBI, the INS, or the Customs Service
Freedomwire - ACLU - Info for Students and Young People
