<div dir="ltr">I agree with the don't question crowd. However, if you think some teachers are really choosing books because they don't know any better, maybe offer PD on new and notables or host a lunch and learn or start a staff book club. Do it proactively and positively rather than questioning the teacher in this instance. <div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="color:rgb(100,100,100);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">Carol Naughton</b><br><b style="color:rgb(7,55,99);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px">LRC Director, Community High School</b><br><table width="470" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(100,100,100);font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;width:470px;margin-top:5px"><tbody><tr><td><p style="margin:0px"><font color="#000000"><font face="sans-serif">630-876-640</font>0 <span style="display:inline-block">|</span> <a href="mailto:cnaughton@d94.org" target="_blank">cnaughton<span style="display:inline-block"><font face="sans-serif">@d94.org</font></span></a></font></p></td></tr><tr><td><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"><font color="#000000" style="font-family:sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wegolrc.org/" style="font-family:sans-serif" target="_blank">http://www.wegolrc.org/</a></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block"></span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline-block">Currently Reading: </span></p><p style="margin:0px"><span style="white-space:nowrap"> </span><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1616514130l/55145261.jpg" alt="55145261" width="63" height="96"><span style="white-space:nowrap">The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><font face="sans-serif"><br></font><font color="#8d8d8d" style="font-family:sans-serif"></font><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcQatPIa8aM1H6Z69UAEF3dpoMmeBeIcVbMOew&usqp=CAU" alt="Google Certification Level 1 | NYSCATE" width="96" height="94"><br></td></tr></tbody></table><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 2:08 PM Karrie Fisher 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"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">I agree with Christine. I've read <i>I Am The Cheese</i>, and my take away was that it was very thought provoking. Great discussions could come from reading this book. Christine is correct -- maybe the teacher has a solid unit that goes with it. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">If teachers ask me for my opinions about books, I happily offer them. If they don't ask me, it's not my place to comment. I worked in a public library for 20 years -- we would never warn a patron about a book, unless they asked.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">Food for thought: Is this a form of censorship?</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Happily Ever After, </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Karrie Fisher, </span><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Library Media Specialist</span></div><div><img src="https://sdk.bitmoji.com/render/panel/7b0d608b-8b79-4d57-a49f-f15a558f61c8-dc159846-cab5-4f3c-a689-c965477af402-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" alt="Bitmoji Image" width="96" height="96"><br></div><div><b style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Winkelman Library Resources: Click <a href="http://district31.follettdestiny.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> for the Card Catalog!</b><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Winkelman School * 1</span><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">919 Landwehr Road * </span><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Glenview, IL 60026</span></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">847-729-5650 * Fax </font><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">847-729-5654</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 1:04 PM Christine Wilson 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"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Is it really our place to decide what a teacher can and cannot read aloud in the classroom? She may have a very sound reasoning for sharing this particular book with this particular class, but even if she doesn't, I think we should remember the Library Bill of Rights and send her the book. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">If you want to express some concern, and inquire what lesson this corresponds to, and suggest some alternatives, I think that's fine. But trying to regulate what a teacher reads in her classroom is, I think, over the line.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 12:09 PM Jessie Nicoson 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">Common sense media has it listed as 13+...<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><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 11:47 AM Sara Bell 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">Hi all,<div>I have an 5th grade teacher requesting me to loan I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormeir to her for a read aloud. </div><div>(She is in an elementary building, only the the high school has that title in my district.)</div><div><br></div><div>I feel uncomfortable with that choice for a read aloud for that grade. 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