[ISLMA-Share] My apologies

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I found the discussion fascinating and helpful, actually.  Don't beat
yourself up.




Happily Ever After,


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On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 10:12 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I want to apologize for upsetting so many of you.
>
> I truly value your opinion and unfortunately I should have censored my own
> remarks.
>
> I take censorship very seriously and did read the book the book in
> question. My checkout stats of this book won't support me keeping it and
> that's the most nonobjective way for me to figure out how to cut my
> collection down.
>
> Someone mentioned *Rain Reign. *It's a very good book and is supported by
>  AANE network and I checked the site before ordering this book.
> http://www.aanenetwork.org/blog/can-fiction-accurately-
> portray-aspergers-and-autism
>
> I never meant to insult the nominating process or anyone who works
> extremely hard on these committees.
>
> I hope you all can accept my apologies and my promise to be more sensitive
> in my future correspondence.
>
> Humbly yours,
>
> Linda
>
> “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June
> and August.”
> —Jenny Han, *The Summer I Turned Pretty*
> _________________________________________________________
> Linda M. Polak, MLIS
> Director of Library/Information Services
> Sunset Ridge School (Grades 4-8)
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> Northfield, IL 60093
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