<div dir="ltr">Thank you everyone for your support. I am so sorry to hear others have had issues. I made the decision to not read the book aloud during library, but will have it up and available to students to check out. We generally read all of the Monarchs or as many as we can. I can justify having the book in the library and students/parents having a choice to read it or not. I would prefer to keep it in the library as opposed to being asked to remove it or having it challenged. I may not be handling it the correct way, but I need to choose my battles carefully because I have a feeling the battles are not over yet. <div><br></div><div>Again, thank you so much for your support and kind words. </div><div><br></div><div>Dawn Brunschon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:12 PM Jessie Nicoson <<a href="mailto:nicosonj@district87.org">nicosonj@district87.org</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">Sorry you are going through this. I had a similar experience with a book in my middle school library last year. I contacted the ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom; specifically, Kristen Pekoll, the assistant director. She was great at offering support for my particular text that I then showed to my principal, director of curriculum and ultimately, the parent. Needless to say, this parent wasn't interested... <div>Good luck!</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">Mrs. Yesenia (Jessie) Nicoson</font><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">BJHS, IMC</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="georgia, serif"><a href="mailto:nicosonj@district87.org" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">nicosonj@district87.org</a></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif">309.827.0086, ext. 1893</font></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 1:08 PM Dawn Brunschon 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">Hello fellow fans of literature,<div><br></div><div>I just received my first challenging email of the year (which I have a feeling will not be the last) about the 2022 Monarch nominee <i>PRIDE: the story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag</i>. It was on display in the library during parent/teacher conferences. The parent was offended that this book was available to K-5 graders. The parent stated that they have no problem with members of the LGBT community, but that did not want her children exposed to it at such a young age. Sigh...</div><div><br></div><div>I am fortunate that my district is supportive of my addition of more diverse materials for our students and that it is part of our mission as a district. </div><div><br></div><div>I was wondering if anyone else has already seen issues with parents and this book? I also just needed to vent to people who get it! </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for listening!</div><div>Dawn<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>Dawn Brunschon (she/her)</i></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>Library/Media Director</i></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>Belvidere CUSD 100</i></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i>815-547-4362</i></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><i><a href="mailto:dbrunschon@district100.com" target="_blank">dbrunschon@district100.com</a></i></font></div><div><p>'Who needs a librarian when you have Google? 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