[aisle] Should it stay or should it go?

Emily Adams adamsem at u4sd.org
Thu May 16 14:04:39 CDT 2019


I recognise that I'm a very young librarian...but that book was published
before I was born. 😬 Since it's older than I am, if a staff member wants
to get rid of it, I probably won't fight them too hard, but I'd definitely
replace it with something more recent.

On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 1:41 PM Lorna Code via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> The difference I see here between TKM and this book is that the child will
> be reading it at a young age with no teacher commentary or guidance while
> TKM is most often read as a class under the direction of the teacher.
> Lorna Code
> Library Information Specialist
> Kaneland High School
> Junior and Senior Class Advisor
> (630) 365-5100  X71221
> lorna.code at kaneland.org
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> "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther
> King, Jr.
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> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 1:29 PM Christine Wilson via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> This is why *To Kill a Mockingbird* is challenged in so many schools.
>> It's throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
>>
>> As Kristen Rademacher noted above, "If we erase the harm done and the
>> ways in which that harm was caused, we can’t fix it." Even worse, if we
>> erase it, we're bound to repeat it.
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>> I think the suggestion that leaving it and also including a newer title
>> is a good one.
>>
>> Christine Wilson
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>> 'Who needs a librarian when you have Google? Well, who needs a doctor
>> when you have WebMD?'
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>> Gwyneth Jones, The Daring Librarian.com
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>> On Thursday, May 16, 2019, 1:25:02 PM CDT, Jill Johnson via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> keep it.  You can add others to your collection but keep this as well.
>> Important for students to understand the historical use of that term.
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>> On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 12:10 PM Melissa Lambert via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> A teacher wants me to discard a book. *Jackie Robinson: A Life of
>> Courage* by Kieth Brandt (1992). There is a page that recounts a time
>> during Robinson's life when he was called a nigger, see below quote. I'm
>> inclined to keep it. What do you think? We also have an extensive
>> reconsideration policy and procedure.
>>
>> "When he was 8 years old, his mother sent him out to sweep the sidewalk.
>> A little girl across the street started shouting, "nigger, nigger,
>> nigger!". Jackie was hurt. he shouted back, "You're nothing but a cracker!"
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Emily Adams
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South Side Elementary School
Champaign Early Childhood Center
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