<div dir="ltr">I would share this statement from the ALA with your administrator or talk with them about it. <a href="https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/03/aasl-releases-position-statement-labeling-practices"> https://www.ala.org/news/member-news/2021/03/aasl-releases-position-statement-labeling-practices</a> Books aren't rated like movies are. Caregivers are welcome to check commercial publications for books their own child brings home, but have no right to speak to the books that other children take home. I, as a parent, would be VERY upset to find that some adult decided my kid shouldn't read something he wanted to read.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, May 23, 2022 at 7:47 AM Dawn Brunschon 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>Hello my friends,</div><div><br></div>And so it begins. I received my first parent email asking if we had "some of these books." They also asked if we use a rating system for books like movies. My admin also asked this question. Have you had this question before? How did you respond? <div><br></div><div>I've never heard of a rating system for books beyond the basic use of grade levels or age range. Have I been missing something?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</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? Well, who needs a doctor when you have WebMD?'</p><p>Gwyneth Jones, The Daring Librarian.com</p></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/21348573?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature" style="color:rgb(24,24,24)" target="_blank">Currently Reading</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/21348573?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature" target="_blank"><img width="50" alt="Book Cover" src="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_cover/21348573" style="margin: 10px 0px 5px;"></a></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:10px;margin-top:5px"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature" style="border:0px" target="_blank"><img width="16" height="16" alt="Goodreads Logo" src="https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/icons/goodreads_icon_32x32-6c9373254f526f7fdf2980162991a2b3.png" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 2px;"> </a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_instructions?utm_medium=gyo_link&utm_source=email_signature" style="color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:middle" target="_blank">Get your own email signature</a></div></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><img width="96" height="70" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xu9P7VBYdDsWtG2ctK_87wwb5DHY7G0anlWbI1r265rgJhNAroqjBrBZ7i39yAOTuiB5eltkA"><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zok2VgrCRy9MPeWhI5kXFNJFE6fjyMKwnfXBEP_JLpn27bwa0BUg1uKxzukcjFANW8gvb6vpg"><img width="72" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4ytML1wTUMCAmm0QjEeOEkNGsTU8cdyvW_k1swhPV9u2_5A8CFdNWa0Jr5PcSRB4ruaWlQKaO4"><img width="96" height="96" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wEFLSSSY4545F9Iir6qLkNJ8YDzHYKJtmeisYiKsmOfIq6i0xQCOE4TEFy6P0-qihiz2bpeCY"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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