I had a parent come in and tell me to take the Berenstein Bear Books off the
shelf!!! Can you imagine? I asked, "Why??!!" and she responded, "Because
they portray the father in a bad light." I told her that was why I liked
them... Good grief. You can't please all of the people all of the time.
Everyone likes different books. If you checked out a book you don't like,
then don't finish reading it. It might be someone else's favorite book!
Sincerely,
Voni Rivas, Media Teacher
10 South 480 West
Hyrum, UT 84319
435-245-6433 ext 229
voni.rivas@cache.k12.ut.us
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill McLoughlin
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:57 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Dear America
Better yet, ask the parent if SHE has read the book!!
I find that parents often fixate on a single word or passage that they
consider "objectionable," with no sense of its context in the full
story. Once they read the entire story, their minds become enlightened
a bit.
Of course, if the objection is coming from an unreasonable person who
refuses to read the entire book, it's back to the drawing board, perhaps
with a review of your censorship policy and the prescribed steps the
parent needs to take to further her concerns.
I will never forget the fundamentalist who demanded the removal of a
GEOGRAPHY book in my library ten years ago. The title? THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS. Her argument was that "virgin" is a sexually-charged word that
K-6 students should not be exposed to.
Aaaaaiiiieeeee.... what planet do these kinds of people come
from!!!???? Never a dull moment in a school library! :)
William McLoughlin
Library Media Specialist
Brookside School
Worthington, Ohio
wmcloughlin@worthington.k12.oh.us
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