<div dir="ltr">Just FYI, don't be surprised if the Dr. Seuss books disappear or are checked out and not returned. Check their prices on Amazon.<div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_kluze5rz0" alt="image.png" width="562" height="270"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:36 AM Michelle Harris via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I have four of the books. We will not be removing them from the collection, but are temporarily setting them aside so that they don't go missing while they are in the spotlight. Ultimately, we will probably add information about the decision and controversy to bookmarks placed inside so that readers can share a "teachable moment". </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:25 AM Michele Whisenhunt via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I only have two of the books. I have not been asked to remove them. Our school has chosen to not celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday, replacing it with a week-long celebration of different kinds of books, including multicultural books.<div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 9:02 PM Pres Elect via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span style="font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:21px">The President (</span><strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Veronica Defazio )</strong><span style="font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:21px">of Illinois Library Association is being interviewed about the controversy with Dr Seuss? With six of his books not being published because of racism.</span><div style="font-family:UICTFontTextStyleBody;font-size:21px" dir="auto"><br><div>Here is a news account about the issue</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-street.amp.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/books/dr-seuss-mulberry-street.amp.html</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">Veronica reached out to me to get info about schools.</div><div>My question is have you been asked to remove them or anything else.</div><div>I would like to Veronica information from the school side.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Thank you</div><div><br></div><div>Mary Jo Matousek </div><div>President Elect AISLE </div></div><div dir="auto"><a href="mailto:Preselect@aisled.org" target="_blank">Preselect@aisled.org</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Mary Jo Matousek</div><div>AISLE President-Elect 2020-2021</div><div>Preselect@Aisled.org</div><div>630-254-7770</div><div>Member of REAL(<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap">Real Active Energetic Librarian) Chapter</span></div><div><img src="https://drive.google.com/a/aisled.org/uc?id=1y68uzhGwrjlrkCNehgE48LV4xyMq_4xg&export=download" width="200" height="70"></div><div><br></div></div></div>
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