[CASL-L] Librarians raise voices about banned books

[Egan, Danelle]

It is happening in so many districts in CT. I used to think these things
wouldn't happen in Connecticut. I wonder if it is beneficial to let this
group know when it is happening. I know I had an "incident" last year, and
it was very disheartening and stressful. A former colleague and
wonderful friend of mine is going through one now. There tends to be a mob
mentality, and social media just breeds misinformation to spread and get
parents worked up. It really is censorship- people aren't content to make
decisions for their own children, they want to decide what all of our
children should have access to.

If you are going through this, please know you're not alone. It is scary to
become the villain in town when all you're trying to do is encourage kids
to love reading. Lots of us are here for you if you need to vent. I know
some great resources have been shared here in the past as well.


On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 10:11 AM Lizanne Johnson <ljohnson1 at groton.k12.ct.us>
wrote:

> Doug Lord was among the first to reach out when I had my "experience" in
> the fall. It's great to read more about him. Thanks for sharing, Chris.
>
> Lizanne
>
> ​Lizanne Johnson
> Library Media Specialist
> Groton Middle (Tue/Wed) & Fitch High (Thur/Fri) School Libraries
> (alternate Mondays)
> *"*Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into
> our children's hands early and often.*"*
> Former president Barack Obama
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Shannon McNeice <shannon_mcneice at whps.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2023 7:47 AM
> *To:* Chris Barlow <christophbarlow at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc:* CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] Librarians raise voices about banned books
>
> Wow!
> Thank you for sharing this!
>
> Shannon McNeice
>
> Library Media Specialist
>
> Sedgwick Middle School
>
> West Hartford, CT 06107
>
> 860-570-6500 x2440
>
> Sedgwick Middle School Library
> <https://sites.google.com/whps.org/sedgwicklibrarylearningcommons>
>
>       @smcneice <https://twitter.com/smcneice>
>
>      @sedglibrary <https://instagram.com/sedglibrary/>
>
>      sedgwicklibrary <https://www.pinterest.com/sedgwicklibrary/>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 6:52 PM Chris Barlow <
> christophbarlow at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> For those who may not have seen this, it was in today’s CT Post Op Ed.
> Chris Barlow
>
>
> https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/connecticutpost/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TCP%2F2023%2F03%2F26&entity=Ar02300&sk=EA039E8F&mode=text
> <https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/connecticutpost/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TCP/2023/03/26&entity=Ar02300&sk=EA039E8F&mode=text>
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> ------------------------------
> *From:* Shannon McNeice <shannon_mcneice at whps.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 27, 2023 7:47 AM
> *To:* Chris Barlow <christophbarlow at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc:* CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] Librarians raise voices about banned books
>
> Wow!
> Thank you for sharing this!
>
> Shannon McNeice
>
> Library Media Specialist
>
> Sedgwick Middle School
>
> West Hartford, CT 06107
>
> 860-570-6500 x2440
>
> Sedgwick Middle School Library
> <https://sites.google.com/whps.org/sedgwicklibrarylearningcommons>
>
>       @smcneice <https://twitter.com/smcneice>
>
>      @sedglibrary <https://instagram.com/sedglibrary/>
>
>      sedgwicklibrary <https://www.pinterest.com/sedgwicklibrary/>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 6:52 PM Chris Barlow <
> christophbarlow at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> For those who may not have seen this, it was in today’s CT Post Op Ed.
> Chris Barlow
>
>
> https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/connecticutpost/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TCP%2F2023%2F03%2F26&entity=Ar02300&sk=EA039E8F&mode=text
> <https://digital.olivesoftware.com/olive/odn/connecticutpost/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TCP/2023/03/26&entity=Ar02300&sk=EA039E8F&mode=text>
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-- 
Danelle Egan
Library Media Specialist
Bethel Middle School
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the
world."
-Nelson Mandela


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