[CASL-L] Follett Book Recommendations

[Cheryl Robertson]

I agree with Barb.  Just because a book is recommended doesn't mean it's an
automatic purchase.  Librarians know what to do, and their professionalism
should be respected.

On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 9:31 AM Barbara Johnson <bajohnson at colchesterct.org>
wrote:

> Hey there!
> I am hoping that like anything else I select for the Library, multiple
> sources are used and a District's materials selection policy includes
> professional reviews and recommendations from a variety of sources.
>
> Barb
>
> On Wed, Feb 23, 2022, 9:24 AM Maureen Schlosser via CASL-L <
> casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello, Everyone!
>> Does Follett market books to persuade librarians to purchase the books?
>> This seems like a ridiculous question to me, but I am retired in Florida
>> now, and the local superintendent and a BOE are investigating the following
>> question:
>>
>>
>> "Investigate the Follette Learning School System’s process for
>> recommending books to our schools. Are there other library/media center
>> library systems that offer the same or similar services as Follette and
>> Renaissance but with stricter practices on their recommendations?"
>>
>> They believe that Follett pushes books that are inappropriate for school
>> libraries. I loved Follett when I worked in CT. I remember being able to
>> read book reviews and click on collections based on awards.
>> I don't like the picture they are painting of the school librarians here.
>> This whole idea makes the school librarians look like they have no agency
>> over what Follett sends them. To me it's absurd, but if there is any truth
>> to it, I'd like to find out before I speak at the next BOE meeting.
>> Thank you for your help!
>> I miss CT!
>>
>>
>> Maureen Schlosser
>> Author: Lessons Inspired by Picture Books for Primary Grades
>> <https://www.alastore.ala.org/content/lessons-inspired-picture-books-primary-grades-aasl-standards%E2%80%93based-learning-series>
>> Blog: Library Lessons With Books
>> <https://wordpress.com/view/librarylessonswithbooks.com> and
>> KnowledgeQuest <http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/author/mschlosser/>
>>
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