Actually I remember being told in one of my first classes at SJSU
that if we weren't willing to stand up for intellectual freedom we
needed to choose a different profession... easier to say than do
perhaps but necessary just the same. And yes a selection policy is
important if you're going to rattle the cage!
Cathy
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Cathy Rettberg, MLIS
Head Librarian, Menlo School, grades 6-12
Atherton, CA
crettberg@menloschool.org
On Feb 27, 2007, at 10:56 AM, Juliann Moskowitz wrote:
> I'm at the high school level so this "Lucky" issue doesn't effect
> me but, I think you have to realize that some librarians who chose
> not to include a particular title in their collection for fear of
> controversy might also fear losing their job. Who is there to back
> up the librarians who chose books that parents might object to?
> Have you ever had to deal with an irate parent questioning your
> judgement? I have. When I select a book that I think may be
> controversial, I make sure it has a lot of good reviews so that I
> can defend my choice.
> When I had to deal with that irate parent I was lucky that I had a
> strong material selection policy in place and a supportive
> adminstrator to back me up when the parent diecided to go over my
> head.
> I don't think we should be judging librarians that chose not to add
> certain books to their collection. Are you willing to lose your job
> over a book?
> ****************************
> Juliann T. Moskowitz
> Library Media Specialist
> Norwalk High School
> Norwalk, CT 06851
> juliann14@charter.net
>
> Reading is a means of thinking with another person’s mind; it
> forces you to stretch your own.--Charles Scribner, Jr.
>
> Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people
> who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. -Mark Twain
>
> ---- Richie Partington <BudNotBuddy@AOL.COM> wrote:
>> All morning I have been mulling over what someone said in a recent
>> post in regard to the discussion of THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY.
>> The post said:
>>
>> "If we make an error in judgment on what to purchase, we better
>> err on the side of caution."
>>
>> I've taken another look at the ALA's Freedom to Read Statement:
>>
>> http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/
>> freedomreadstatement.htm
>>
>> I've taken another look at the Library Bill of Rights:
>>
>> http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/statementsif/
>> librarybillrights.htm
>>
>> And no matter how much I keep looking, I cannot seem to find the
>> part where it tells me that I should be erring on the side of
>> caution.
>>
>> Richie Partington
>> Student SJSU SLIS
>> Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.com
>> Moderator, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/middle_school_lit/
>> BudNotBuddy@aol.com
>> http://www.myspace.com/richiespicks
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