[CASL-L] Looking for thoughts regarding challenged books

[Lauren Hunt]

Sarah,

Maybe you could do a reverse permission slip at the beginning of the year
for parents/guardians for books in the library? Not sure if your school
uses a digital platform to communicate with parents but a letter could go
home about how there is a range of age-appropriate books in the library and
students may check out young adult books as a result.

Lauren

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 10:30 AM Sarah Dolan-Adamec <
SDolan-Adamec at griswoldpublicschools.org> wrote:

> I struggle with this as a new LMS.. because “age appropriate” books for my
> 8th graders are different than those for my 5th graders. They can’t be
> all kept in different spots.. I don’t know.. I have a permission slip for
> when a younger student asks for a book meant for 13+ but I know that’s not
> a perfect solution either…
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> -Sarah
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> *From:* CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net] *On Behalf Of *Michele
> Lane
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 25, 2019 9:11 AM
> *To:* CASL_L <CASL-L at mylist.net>
> *Subject:* [CASL-L] Looking for thoughts regarding challenged books
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> Good morning,
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> Here is a question I'd love some responses to:
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> What proactive steps do you take for books regarding sensitive topics in
> this day and age?
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> Specifically, books where the characters are in a school setting and there
> is a threat to students? ex: Give a Boy a Gun, Time Bomb, etc?
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> Thoughts on two levels:
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> 1. As a librarian with freedom of choice  and
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> 2. as a librarian who has teachers that may place books in hands of
> students saying, 'you should read this'.
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*Lauren Hunt*
*Library Media Specialist*
*Danbury Public Schools*
Ellsworth Avenue Media Center <http://ellsworthmedia.weebly.com/>

“The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which
makes you think.” - Harper Lee
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