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Hi all! Every year I do the Banned Books Week lesson from our library curriculum. I keep waiting for some parent to complain. This year I purchased the new kit from ALA because it was time to update the old posters. I had the Captain Underpants and the Lord of the Rings posters up in the media center during a faculty meeting. When teachers had left, one teacher came up and told me that one teacher was up set witht the posters. I replied have that person come in and talk to me, because this is a subject covered in our curriculum and I would be happy to give that person a gist of the lesson. About an hour later, my principal came in and looked at the posters. I asked who complained and she just laughed and said a staff person had complained but she explained to them that it is part of curriculum. I guess my thoughts are that I never thought that a teacher would be the first to complain. the second thought is that that person did not come to me first to check it out. I would have in! vited that person to listen to the lesson, even taped it if they couldn't free up their schedule. final thought is maybe I need to inservice teachers on freedom to read. Celebrate Banned Books Week. Take a librarian to lunch! Pam Gelbmann, Media Specialist Wilson/Johnsville Elem. MN Pam.Gelbmann@comcast.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------