[aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy

[Pres Elect]

Thank You!  You have given me great examples to share with Veronica,

Thank you again!

Mary Jo


On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:59 AM Kelley Roganowicz <roganok at rps205.com> wrote:

> I haven't been asked to remove them. I work in a dual-language building,
> and his books are extremely popular. I have a display of them on top of my
> picture book shelves, and my kindergarten and first grade students have
> been checking them out all week.
>
> Kelley Roganowicz
>
> Teacher/Librarian
>
> roganok at rps205.com
>
> Two-Way Language Immersion at Barbour
>
> 815-490-4100
>
> Cisco: 22005
>
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> *Subject:* [aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy
>
> The President (Veronica Defazio )of Illinois Library Association is being
> interviewed about the controversy with Dr Seuss?  With six of his books not
> being published because of racism. Here is a
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> The President (*Veronica Defazio )*of Illinois Library Association is
> being interviewed about the controversy with Dr Seuss?  With six of his
> books not being published because of racism.
>
> Here is a news account about the issue
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-street.amp.html
> <https://us-east-2.protection.sophos.com?d=nytimes.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wMi9ib29rcy9kci1zZXVzcy1tdWxiZXJyeS1zdHJlZXQuYW1wLmh0bWw=&i=NWJmNDJmMTFkNGQ5ZGYxNmQ1YTI0OWQy&t=WENhZ2MxK2ljcVpoaWtQZTViRXlZcVRreFRuM2VTbHlOL3NoeHkvNUE4TT0=&h=6677100c0c7d439692f1447f99754afd>
>
> Veronica reached out to me to get info about schools.
> My question is have you been asked to remove them or anything else.
> I would like to Veronica information from the school side.
>
> Thank you
>
> Mary Jo Matousek
> President Elect AISLE
> Preselect at aisled.org
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> Mary Jo Matousek
> AISLE President-Elect 2020-2021
> Preselect at Aisled.org
> 630-254-7770
> Member of REAL(Real Active Energetic Librarian) Chapter
>
> --
Mary Jo Matousek
AISLE President-Elect 2020-2021
Preselect at Aisled.org
630-254-7770
Member of REAL(Real Active Energetic Librarian) Chapter
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