Great response. Teachable moment.
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Maureen Rust
School Library Media Specialist
Wheeler High School/Middle School
298 Norwich Westerly Road
North Stonington, CT 06359
rustm@northstonington.k12.ct.us
860.535.0377 x 191
From: casl-l-bounces@mylist.net [mailto:casl-l-bounces@mylist.net]
On Behalf Of Brenda Smith
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 12:20 PM
To: Kristie McGarry; CASL-L@mylist.net
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] FW: Interesting Question
I think it is a slippery slope when we as librarians start pulling books off of shelves based on our personal feelings about a subject. Although Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his
medals, it doesn't negate the fact that he is in fact a cancer survivor (and to my knowledge he has not admitted to steroid use). If someone famous has done something bad or been accused of something illegal, do those actions overshadow what made them biography-worthy
in the first place?
The biography shelves would be sparse - in addition to Lance Armstrong we'd have to pull Michael Jackson, Michael Vick, Whitney Houston, Mark McGwire, Roger Clemons, Tiger Woods, the list goes on and on of celebrities
and sports figures.
Just my two cents! :-)
Brenda Smith
Library Media Specialist
Smith STEM School
West Hartford
From: Kristie McGarry <kmcgarry@derbyps.org>
To: "CASL-L@mylist.net" <CASL-L@mylist.net>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 11:19 AM
Subject: [CASL-L] FW: Interesting Question
I should clarify Geri -- The biography is an inspirational memoir about his recovery from cancer -- the inspirational aspect is drawn largely from his accomplishments as a competitive cyclist --hence the correlation with the performance enhancing drugs --
Kristie McGarry
Library Media Specialist
Derby High School
8 Nutmeg Avenue
Derby CT 06418
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From: Geri Dineen [mailto:dineenger@reg8.k12.ct.us]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 11:05 AM
To: Kristie McGarry
Subject: Interesting Question
Unless there is an assertion that the use of performance-enhancements is linked to cancer survival, I don't see the correlation.
Geri Dineen
Library Media Specialist
RHAM High School
Hebron CT 06248
860-228-9474, ext 3317
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From: casl-l-bounces@mylist.net [casl-l-bounces@mylist.net] on behalf of Kristie McGarry [kmcgarry@derbyps.org]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 10:58 AM
To: CASL-L@mylist.net
Subject: [CASL-L] Interesting Question
Good Morning Librarians -
I am debating removing from our collection this title: Lance Armstrong: My Journey Back to Life.
I would welcome a discussion about the pros/cons of removing from the shelves this book about Lance Armstrong's triumph over cancer given that he was recently stripped of all of his medals for using performance enhancing drugs during this same time. Any thoughts?
Kristie
Kristie McGarry
Library Media Specialist
Derby High School
8 Nutmeg Avenue
Derby CT 06418
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