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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ella Creamer

New guidelines urge UK libraries not to avoid controversial books and ideas

‘Libraries should not be a place to hide from new ideas’ … Cilip guidelines offer a framework.
‘Libraries should not be a place to hide from new ideas’ … Cilip guidelines offer a framework. Photograph: Johner Images/Getty Images/Johner RF

New guidelines designed for libraries in the UK urge staff to provide materials that “illuminate” different views on controversial topics.

The 52-page document, released by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (Cilip), states that a “good library” should “encompass controversial issues” and that material should not be rejected solely on the basis that it is considered contentious.

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