Thank you for clarifying! This has been my thought exactly! I am not censoring, I
am selecting purchases for my patrons. I always tell my students that if I don't
have it, they may go to the public library and check it out. If I was censoring, I
would never volunteer that information.
Barb Parfitt, Librarian
East Ward Elementary
Downingtown PA
storytime39@comcast.net
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From: Diane Van Gorden <vangordend@BAKER.K12.MT.US>
> When I choose to include or exclude a library book or other resource from my
> library's collection, it is NOT censorship, IT IS SELECTION! I have to
> carefully weigh the pros and cons about each item and determine what are the
> best choices based on my limited budget and my school community. If someone
> opts to call the selection process "censorship," then they really don't
> understand the complexities of being a school librarian when budgets will
> only stretch so far. There's so much good stuff available - in print, in
> media, in online resources - that selection becomes even more challenging!
> "VAN"
> ------------
> Diane K. Van Gorden, Librarian
> Baker Middle & High School Library
> Box 659
> Baker, Montana USA 59313-0659
>
> voice 406.778.3329
> fax 406.778.2785
> email vangordend @ baker . k12 . mt . us
>
> "When one cannot go away, one can travel in spirit by means of books."
> Louisa May Alcott, Letters, February 1884
>
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