Time to stir the pot.
"...Even if we do not consider something sacred ourselves, we should consider the
beliefs of others with respect..."
Why would we treat them any differently than any other book we weed? Where do we
draw the line at respecting others' beliefs? Should we show special reverence for
the works of L. Ron Hubbard? What about Wicca? Or do we just respect the Big 3?
Frankly I think some of this worrying over the Koran hints at prejudice in our
society against Muslims (i.e. we fear them). Like Alan, I would only be weeding
those books if they are unusable, so it's into the dumpster. Just like I would
with a book by Philip Pullman or Madeline Murray O'Hare. If you are afraid of a
backlash or if, like me, you have had people pull books from the dumpster and bring
them back to you, then box them up before you dispose of them. I will not let
other people's beliefs dictate how I do my job. If I did my YA collection would be
a lot smaller as would the 500s and 600s.
Tony
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Tony Doyle, Teacher Librarian
Member California Young Reader Medal Committee
Livingston High School
Livingston, CA
tdoyle@MUHSD.K12.CA.US
Http://www.lhswolves.org/library/index.htm
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"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture; you just have to get people to
stop reading them."
Ray Bradbury
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