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<b>school</b> libraries. This is, after all, a community of school librarians.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">You may choose willful ignorance, but this is not censorship or cancel culture. Book go out of print all of the time and maintenance of our collections is a part of our responsibility (as outlined in ALA’s Weeding Guidelines).</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">And, being against LGBTQ, or asserting that lives of Black people matter are not positions a person serving the public should take. How unfortunate. But, of course, you absolutely should acquire books on topics and with accurate representation
to suit the diverse community members you serve – and to inform those who may not understand – to have a more accepting populace. Having these in your collection does not harm, but actually serves all. I am sorry that you cannot see the difference.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">As a children’s librarian, I believe the <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.readingrockets.org%2fsites%2fdefault%2ffiles%2fMirrors-Windows-and-Sliding-Glass-Doors.pdf&c=E,1,DV43_4H-v2E__OwGHpNOdHUX8aGND_0wWY2uLQ7BF3VRCkO9yj0CyGdcg4AzgLbJj2XuP0Ep-SZvDto6_tCw4YSaKduoWMeLQsEoWevpNkRzaRxOHSu6zcuKUcv4&typo=1">
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<b>“When children cannot see themselves reflected in the books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative, or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society for which they are a part.”
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Heideman via AISLE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 4, 2021 12:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list <aisle@list.railslibraries.info><br>
<b>Cc:</b> John Heideman <johnh@ncplibrary.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">This is censorship cancelling Dr. Seuss books.If we take out all the books we don't agree with we will have a very small collection.I don't agree with LGBT, Black Lives Matter , Street Literature and other books but I still order them
and don't take them out of my collection. Let the parents and readers decide what books they will read.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 11:38 AM Buell, Carla via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> AISLE <</span><a href="mailto:aisle-bounces@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle-bounces@list.railslibraries.info</a><span style="color:black">> on behalf
of Honkoski, Trisha via AISLE <</span><a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 4, 2021 11:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list <</span><a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Honkoski, Trisha <</span><a href="mailto:thonkoski@district146.org" target="_blank">thonkoski@district146.org</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy</span> </p>
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<p>Thank you, Jennifer.</p>
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<p>I think it is also important to note CREW weeding method, endorsed by the ALA, which explicitly recommends removing “Material that contains biased, racist, or sexist terminology or views.” This is not a call to remove all of Seuss, and it not censorship.
The CREW method for children’s books “Weed books that reflect racial and gender bias. Consider moving classics that may be used by children’s literature classes to the adult 800s.”
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<p><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ala.org%2ftools%2flibfactsheets%2falalibraryfactsheet15&c=E,1,HFff2xiFgKVt5T4sucTaE8bpfr642BeRQHVHqLaIsalcOG5i0YYthRidN945AQDOZLTDXRmXaEhI8TO7BJm0efBKMDxAGPbv9_YWLtRt&typo=1" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet15</a></p>
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<p>I understand this is a complex issue. </p>
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<p>If you are considering it as a lesson to help them understand why the books will no longer be in print, fine. But please consider the students this may harm in such a “lesson”. To that end,
<a href="https://www.al.com/life/2021/03/alabama-professor-on-dr-seuss-discontinuing-racist-books-isnt-cancel-culture.html" target="_blank">
this may be worth your while.</a> </p>
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<p>Please also consider - there are so many other books to discuss racism and have these critical conversations written by BIPoC authors and illustrators. There is no reason to center Dr. Seuss in teaching this, especially if we are going to use it to frame
conversations as “the way things were” and to shrug it off. If you insist on this route, consider
<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/11/09/forgotten-documents-reveal-views-on-return-of-japanese-internees-to-monterey-peninsula/" target="_blank">
allies of his time, like John Steinbeck.</a> </p>
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I appreciate <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.nepm.org%2fpost%2fdr-seuss-museum-should-honor-fact-he-outgrew-his-racist-past%23stream%2f0&c=E,1,y9Qmltm11IIX7Eg7bKNzAAnbyAk6YD0U1_VP1R--KYBrgd0KMOedT-8C4DCjXPZT3mFumUnnHNmACc8XUfwDK15jUulWXd4CuCdMkWVLMWw,&typo=1" target="_blank">
Grace Lin’s thoughts here</a>, for those of us who never noticed or cannot understand because you are not among those harmed. She shares her appreciation for his work and the amends he sought.</p>
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<p><b>From:</b> AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle-bounces@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle-bounces@list.railslibraries.info</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>JENNIFER BRADY via AISLE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 4, 2021 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> JENNIFER BRADY <<a href="mailto:JENNIFER.BRADY@PSD150.ORG" target="_blank">JENNIFER.BRADY@PSD150.ORG</a>><br>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black">saw this tweet this morning, helpful
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 4, 2021 10:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list <</span><a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Andrea Ross <</span><a href="mailto:alross@saltcreek48.org" target="_blank">alross@saltcreek48.org</a><span style="color:black">>; Pres Elect <</span><a href="mailto:preselect@aisled.org" target="_blank">preselect@aisled.org</a><span style="color:black">><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [aisle] Dr. Seuss Controversy</span> </p>
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<p>I'm in a discussion group with Seuss' biographer and here's a snippet of what he says on the topic. It made me feel a little better.
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<p><span style="color:#050505; background:#F0F2F5">"Seuss and race are complicated, to be sure. His work can be racially insensitive, even as I don't believe Seuss himself was racist. But his white privilege definitely shows--he falls way too easily for stereotypes
and tropes when it comes to drawing people/animals representing the foreign or exotic. It's on par with work from others at the time, but that doesn't make it any less jarring."</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#050505; background:#F0F2F5">Andrea Ross</span></p>
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<p>On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 9:53 AM Pres Elect via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p>Thank You! You have given me great examples to share with Veronica,</p>
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<p>Thank you again!</p>
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<p>On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 6:59 AM Kelley Roganowicz <<a href="mailto:roganok@rps205.com" target="_blank">roganok@rps205.com</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt; color:#333399">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
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<b>Cc:</b> Pres Elect <</span><a href="mailto:preselect@aisled.org" target="_blank">preselect@aisled.org</a><span style="color:black">><br>
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<p><span style="font-size:16.0pt; font-family:"UICTFontTextStyleBody",serif">My question is have you been asked to remove them or anything else.</span></p>
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