The pink “i read banned books” pin that I have on my jacket has started lots of interesting conversations with people I don’t know in lineups, on the bus and in other public places. On the weekend, when I was in line for the ATM, a woman asked me about my button. She told me [...]
Posts Tagged ‘kids’
talking to strangers
Posted in school libraries, tagged information literacy, kids, literacy, teacher-librarians on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
conservative patron steals “immoral” books
Posted in challenged books, tagged Add new tag, kids, sexual health, stealing on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Reported on Boingboing yesterday: A judge has ordered JoAn Karkos of Lewiston, Maine to return two copies of It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health, which she checked out the Lewiston and Auburn public libraries last year. In September, Karkos sent letters to the libraries, including checks to pay for the [...]
