I thought this passage was odd:
"She said the schools likely bought the book through an accelerated
reading program that pre-selects literature for advanced students. In
those cases, the schools buy the books in bulk rather than one by one,
meaning a librarian didn't necessarily read the book before it hit the
shelves."
It makes it sound as if standard accepted procedure is for a librarian
to sit down and actually read a few thousand books and decide on the
ones they want to buy, or at least read them all after the orders come
in, before putting them on the shelves. I once had AR books bought "in
bulk" for me, over my head this way, only to later have one of the books
pulled by the same administrator who ordered them.
Lauri Cahoon-Draus
K-12 Library Media Specialist
Suring School Libraries
draus@suring.k12.wi.us
"It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly
one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit
facts." Sherlock Holmes - A Scandal in Bohemia.
>>> "Anthony C. Doyle" <tdoyle@MUHSD.K12.CA.US> 3/4/2005 11:56:22 AM
>>>
E.R. Frank's novel, _Life is Funny_ is being challenged in our
district.
...
http://www.mercedsun-star.com/local/story/10051589p-10881231c.html
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