diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0db6277..fb74f02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.3.1] - 2024-08-12
+
+### Changed
+- Extended method `ex_fetch_courses` now detects a 403 response
+- The package-wide logger is now public
+
+### Added
+- Logging was added to the extended api module
+
 ## [0.3.0] - 2024-08-11
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/blackboard/__init__.py b/blackboard/__init__.py
index de64416..6fc72fd 100644
--- a/blackboard/__init__.py
+++ b/blackboard/__init__.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 
 __all__ = ['BlackboardSession']
 
-_logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-_logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
diff --git a/blackboard/api_extended.py b/blackboard/api_extended.py
index 7a60132..8fcfa02 100644
--- a/blackboard/api_extended.py
+++ b/blackboard/api_extended.py
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
 # MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
+import logging
 from typing import Any
 
 from .blackboard import BBCourse
 from .api import BlackboardSession
 from .filters import BBMembershipFilter
+from .exceptions import BBForbiddenError
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class BlackboardExtended(BlackboardSession):
@@ -47,22 +51,15 @@ def ex_fetch_courses(self, *,
 
         for ms in memberships:
             if ms.availability:
-                private = False
-
-                assert ms.courseId is not None
-
                 try:
                     course = self.fetch_courses(course_id=ms.courseId)
-                except ValueError as e:  # soon to change
-                    private = str(e) == 'Private course'
-                    # log please
-                    raise e
-
-                # mypy does not know result of calling API
-                assert isinstance(course, BBCourse)
-                course = course.model_copy(update={'created': ms.created})
-
-                if not private:
+                except BBForbiddenError:
+                    logger.warning(f"Course {ms.courseId} is not available")
+                    pass
+                else:
+                    # mypy does not know result of calling API
+                    assert isinstance(course, BBCourse)
+                    course = course.model_copy(update={'created': ms.created})
                     courses.append(course)
 
         return courses