[CASL-L] Looking for thoughts regarding challenged books

[Sarah Dolan-Adamec]

That’s a great idea!!! Thank you!!! I never thought of the opposite.. haha..

-Sarah

From: Lauren Hunt [mailto:huntla at danbury.k12.ct.us]
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 10:41 AM
To: Sarah Dolan-Adamec <SDolan-Adamec at griswoldpublicschools.org>
Cc: Michele Lane <mlane at colchesterct.org>; CASL_L <CASL-L at mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Looking for thoughts regarding challenged books

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<mailto: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…

-Sarah

From: CASL-L [mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net<mailto:casl-l-bounces at mylist.net>] On Behalf Of Michele Lane
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 9:11 AM
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Subject: [CASL-L] Looking for thoughts regarding challenged books

Good morning,

Here is a question I'd love some responses to:

What proactive steps do you take for books regarding sensitive topics in this day and age?
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?

Thoughts on two levels:
1. As a librarian with freedom of choice  and
2. as a librarian who has teachers that may place books in hands of students saying, 'you should read this'.


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