1. Choice or censorship? Collection development in special character schools. Presented by Lois Huston and Kaaren Hirst, July 2011.

2. Who are we?  Kaaren Hirst – 20 years in school libraries, 6 years in a special character school. Previous experience in university and special libraries.  Lois Huston – 15 years in school libraries, entirely in special character schools. Previous experience in public, university and private libraries.

3. Commitment  Employment in a Special character school  Commitment  Legal responsibilities  Induction  What do you think?

4. Community  Parents  Students  School staff  Board of Trustees, and other Boards  Religious Leaders  Others

5. Collection Development  Policies  Judgement  - Audience  - Curriculum  Challenged materials

6. Choice or censorship  Da Vinci code  Challenged materials  Restricted access  Parental permission

7. Conscious choice – it’s a personal thing  We read for these reasons  Personal values

8. Conclusion

9. Resources  Christian Booksellers Association of NZ - www.cba.net.nz www.cba.net.nz  Church of Christ Bookshop – http://books.ccnz.org.nz http://books.ccnz.org.nz  Manna Bookshops – www.manna.co.nz www.manna.co.nz  Koorong Christian Books – www.koorong.com.au  Also regular bookshops can speciality order  Online booksellers like Wheelers or The Book Depository  Parental Input  Church connections