Re: [LM_NET] Power of Lucky (and NPR)

[Kimbre Chapman <kimbrec@YAHOO.COM>]

Okay, I've had enough.  I'm also a NPR fan.  I'm a former journalist and freelance 
writer who worked very hard for my MLS, and am now a children's librarian. It pains 
me this misrepresentation, particularly since I'm  a recent graduate.  I'd like to 
add that one of my professors (Eliza Dresang) at Florida State University, a leader 
in this field, has I believe written the Public Editor at NYT  I will be writing 
NPR.  
   
  By the way, we have this book in my llibrary, even though I know it was selected 
by a committee who seem to have no sense on what the kids actually would like to 
read.  That doesn't mean it isn't a great book, but it seems that selected Newbery 
children's books today must appeal to social issues with little regard to what 
their audience actually wants to read. 
   
  Kimbre Chapman
  Children's Librarian
  Caldwell Public Library 
  Caldwell, ID 83605
   
  Mark Williams <markwilliams@MAKAW.NET> wrote:
  This weekend's edition of "Weekend America" has a piece on The Power 
of Lucky, focusing on children's reaction to the word scrotum (sorry 
if your school filters this message out because of the 's' word. I 
refuse to censor myself here, it's a perfectly legitimate word, not 
slang, not obscene, not intended to excite prurient 
interest.) Sadly, the program, like so many other examples of media 
coverage, stated that "librarians were refusing to put the books in 
their collections", giving the impression that this is what most, or 
all, librarians were doing.

Weekend America airs on PBS stations nationwide, but at differing 
times, often on Saturday afternoons but not always. Its available 
on the NPR web site at 
: 
http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/programs/2007/02/24/the_other_s_word.html

Mark Williams
Consulting Librarian
Professional Services for Conferences, Districts, Workshops
markwilliams@makaw.net
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