Harry Potter and the Public School Library.

Discusses the implications of a case in which a school board voted to restrict student access to the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling in the school library. Views that the school board held about the books and why they did not wish students to read them; Way that the books deal with witchcraft and fantasy; Issues surrounding the restriction of student access to the Harry Potter books and similar literature; Examination of the constitutional restrictions on school library books that already exist; Description of the case Counts v. Cedarville School District; Concerns of the school board in this case about how the books could influence students; Decision of the court to overrule restrictions placed on the books.