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Fort Hays State University Fort Hays State University
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Kansas LGBTQ+ Leadership Symposium Kansas LGBTQ+ Leadership Symposium
Presentations
Oct 12th, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
GLSEN Rainbow Library GLSEN Rainbow Library
Will Rapp
GLSEN Kansas
, will.rapp@glsen.org
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Recommended Citation Recommended Citation
Rapp, Will, "GLSEN Rainbow Library" (2022).
Kansas LGBTQ+ Leadership Symposium
. 8.
DOI: 10.58809/WWMK3355
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/ks_lgbtq_symposium/presentations/Schedule/8
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Welcome! We invite you to enter in
the chat: your name, your pronouns,
the indigenous lands you’re on /
location, and your school name
The Rainbow Library & Supporting Educators,
Students, and Families to Protect Access to
Affirming Literature
Kansas LGBTQ+ Leadership Symposium
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
•Will Rapp
• Pronouns (he/him)
• Currently occupying ancestral lands of the
Kiowa, Osage and Wichita peoples
• GLSEN Kansas Statewide Organizer since
2021; first in the nation
• Involved with GLSEN since 2016
Michael Rady (he/him/his)
Senior Manager, Education Programs
📍Cherokee, Shawandasse Tula, and Yuchi
Source: PEN America, 2022
Source: PEN America, 2022
Our objectives for this session:
1. Overview of the GLSEN Rainbow Library program and book ban
attempts.
2. Tips on identifying local partners to organize against book ban
attempts in your area.
3. Learn about students' right to access BIPOC and LGBTQ+ affirming
literature and history.
Agenda
Time (ET) Section
4:00
–
4:05
Welcome, Objectives, Agenda
4:05
–
4:15
Overview of Rainbow Library and
Book Ban Attempts
4:15 -4:25
Responding to Book Ban
Attempts
4:25
–
4:35
KS Case Study/Action Planning
4:35
-
4:45
Q&A, Close
-Out
Rainbow Library national map
Rainbow Library in Kansas
Overview of program in Kansas
●GLSEN Kansas and GLSEN Kansas City has sent LGBTQ+ affirming text sets
to over 150 schools and libraries across Kansas -for free.
●Each school that applied received one Rainbow Library set, which contains
10 LGBTQ+ affirming grade-aligned books, as well as posters and
supplemental resources.
●School-aged readers are encouraged to submit Rainbow Reader Reviews
about Rainbow Library books through the Rainbow Library website.
●Kansas Rainbow Reader Summit: Youth, families, librarians, and school staff
come together virtually from across the state to hear from an author of an
LGBTQ affirming book. Hoping for a 2024 return.
Rise In Book Ban Attempts
Source: New York Times, 2022
●Over 1,500 book bans in nine months, more than any other time in the past twenty years (PEN
America, 2022)
Targeted Titles / Identities / Topics
Source: American Library Association, 2022
Source: American Library Association, 2022
Reach of Book Ban Attempts
Source: Red, Wine, and Blue, 2022
Groups Behind Book Bans
Book Ban Attempts: Sources & Settings
Source: American Library Association, 2022
Book Ban Attempts: Sources & Settings
Formal Book Challenge
Banned by Administrator
Banned by School Board
Removed by Librarian
Banned by State
Agenda
Time (ET) Section
4:00
–
4:05
Welcome, Objectives, Agenda
4:05
–
4:15
Overview of Rainbow Library and
Book Ban Attempts
4:15 -4:25
Responding to Book Ban
Attempts
4:25
–
4:35
KS Case Study/Action Planning
4:35
-
4:45
Q&A, Close
-Out
Reach of Book Ban Attempts
Source: Red, Wine, and Blue, 2022
Responding to Ban Attempts
Different Tactics for Busting Book Ban Attempts
Meet with administrator /
school board member /
state elected official
Speak at a School Board
Meeting, Library Board
Meeting, or State
Committee Meeting
Take Legal Action
Alert the Media / Write an
Op-Ed
Organize a protest / book
giveaway / “read-in”
Launch a petition
RainbowLibrary.org/censorshi
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Responding to Book Ban Attempts - Guidance from
Rainbow Library Censorship Webpage
Students’ Right to Read (from RL Censorship Webpage)
Source: GLSEN Rainbow Library, 2022
Responding to Book Ban Attempts - Guidance from
Rainbow Library Censorship Webpage
Responding to Book Ban Attempts - Guidance from
Rainbow Library Censorship Webpage
Potential Local Partners for Fighting Book Bans
●PFLAG chapter
●NAACP chapter
●Local student-run GSA clubs
●Local student-run racial justice clubs
●Local LGBTQ+ Community Center
●State Association of School Librarians
●State Association of Teachers of English
●State ACLU
Agenda
Time (ET) Section
4:00
–
4:05
Welcome, Objectives, Agenda
4:05
–
4:15
Overview of Rainbow Library and
Book Ban Attempts
4:15 -4:25
Responding to Book Ban
Attempts
4:25
–
4:35
KS Case Study/Action
Planning
4:35
-
4:45
Q&A, Close
-Out
Case Study: Columbus Public Library (Columbus, KS)
Case Study: Columbus Public Library (Columbus, KS)
Action Planning: Fighting Book Bans
Potential Action Resource
Review resources on Rainbow Library Censorship
Webpage (including legal precedents on students’
right to read)
Rainbow Library Censorship Webpage
Identify local partner groups to fight potential
book bans
Links to find: PFLAG chapters, your state association of school
librarians, your NAACP state conference,
Find previous or ongoing book ban attempts in
your area
Red Wine and Dine book ban map
PEN America Index of School Book Challenges
Identify potential decision-makers (i.e. school
board members, school administrators) to
influence in case of a book ban attempt AND/OR
draft an email to one of them about the
importance of affirming books
Instructions from #FReadom: “On the district webpage, locate
the school board or trustees page. You can do a keyword search
on the district’s website if you can’t locate it in the menu, or even
Google “_______ ISD School Board” and it should list their contact
information. Some districts have a group email for board
trustees, and some you have to email each member.”
Agenda
Time (ET) Section
4:00
–
4:05
Welcome, Objectives, Agenda
4:05
–
4:15
Overview of Rainbow Library and
Book Ban Attempts
4:15 -4:25
Responding to Book Ban
Attempts
4:25
–
4:35
Action Planning
4:35
-
4:45
Q&A, Close
-Out
Summary of supports:
The kinds of support we provide include:
•Books that are award-winning, positively reviewed by reputable journals such as School
Library Journal, and aligned to the grade ranges set forth in these journals
•A review for each book from a reputable journal
•8-hour long PD series, which includes information on students' constitutional rights and
federal court cases protecting students' right to read, along with practice in responding to
scenarios including book challenges
•The Rainbow Library Fighting Censorship webpage (rainbowlibrary.org/censorship) with
information on students' right to read as well as resources from other organizations
•Ongoing availability for support, both from GLSEN National Staff and local chapter
leaders
Questions?
Thank you!
Contact us!
Michael Rady (he/him)
Rainbow Library Program Manager
michael.rady@glsen.org
Will Rapp
GLSEN Kansas Statewide Organizer
will.rapp@glsen.org
References
Banned in the USA: Rising School Book Bans Threaten Free Expression and Students’ First Amendment Rights. (2022, April 7). PEN
America.https://pen.org/banned-in-the-usa/
Book Ban Busters. (2022, April 15). Red Wine and Blue. https://redwine.blue/bbb/
#FReadom—How to—Instructions. (n.d.). Retrieved July 22, 2022, from https://www.freadom.us/how-to-instructions
Top 10 Challenged Books of 2021 (2022). American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom. Retrieved July 21, 2022, from
https://www.ala.org/news/sites/ala.org.news/files/content/2022-OIF-top-10-challenged-large.jpg
With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack—The New York Times. (8 July 2022). Retrieved July 21, 2022, from
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/books/book-ban-librarians.html