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   I, too, shelve the books where they belong. What is a constant source of suprise
to me is the places students find to stash selected books so that the book will
be available to them exclusively when they come into the library.
   I share the philosophy expressed below by Audrey and believe that if something
needs to be stored in an area not readily available to students because it might
be controversial, then one needs to consider whether it belongs in the library
at all. My two cents worth.

Bob Laramee
Arvin High School Librarian
Arvin, CA 93203
bookworm@lightspeed.net

>I always put books about sex right on the shelf where they belong according
>to Dewey.  I made no fanfare about them; nothing to call attention to them.
>Kids have the amazing ability to find what they need.  Of course, if a
>student asked for information about sex, I'd steer them to what he needed,
>as with any other topic.  Sex books have a tendency to grow legs and walk
>out of the library, but I was able to keep many titles on the shelf.  If
>books are held behind the desk or in some other inaccessible place, we are
>making a statement about the subject matter.  I managed to get through my
>whole career without challenge to sexual, or any other, material.  Kids tend
>to know what they shouldn't take home.  On the other hand, I had one book
>that took forever to get back because the student and her mom were reading
>every word together.
>
>Audrey Glick
>LMS at Home
>aglick@columbus.rr.com
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