Peter Bailey, formerly CEO of the St. Albert Public Library, has been appointed a senior fellow by the Centre for Free Expression (CFE).“The CFE is delighted to welcome Peter Bailey as a senior fellow,” said James L. Turk, Director of the Centre for Free Expression. “His distinguished career in the library world will be invaluable for CFE’s work in promoting intellectual freedom and assisting libraries facing growing demands for censorship.”
What makes you feel unsafe? Do you feel threatened by a book – or by a picture in a book? Recently a children’s book in Manitoba was temporarily removed from a school division’s library shelves because some adults said it made them feel unsafe. They had no problem with the text which is a simple story of a child helping her grandmother prepare a special meal for the family.
