Go into the meeting armed with some facts - good review of the book, how mnay times it has been circulated (although that might be a misleading number if kids checked the book out for their parents to take a look at it because of this challenge), maybe, if you can find it, articled where the book has been challenged other places and was kept in the library. Always refer to your selection policy (I assume this school/district has one) and why you chose this book and what place it has in your collection. Also try and get some parents/community memebers on your side! Good luck!

Hi, Kathy! Thank you for this information. I will send it along to Jillyean.

I've read "And Tango Makes Three" and it is a delightful book. How sad that in 2008, great literature and ideas can still be met with fear and censorship. NPR is running a series of reports on censored books this week. From the intro to the series: "Sept. 29 marks the beginning of the American Library Association's annual "Banned Books Week," a commemoration of all the books that have ever been removed from library shelves and classrooms." Well worth checking out at npr dot org.

Thanks for the update, Joyce, on NPR. I am on my way to check it out. Also, Jillyean has contacted me via email and I am hoping to have a plan in place.