Re: [LM_NET] nakedness in books

[Linda Martin <lindamartin423@GMAIL.COM>]

I am so embarrassed that there are people who represent our profession and
admit to defacing books when there are others who put their jobs on the line
to fight for the right for free access to information.  Are there graduate
programs that teach this is professional behavior?  I am surprised to see so
many people admitting to this.  Where did they get their credentials?  This
is true befuddlement, not a flame aimed at any individual.

On 9/16/07, Marie Mackler <jmb393@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> That was a good idea noting that the child might  not be ready for the
> book.
>   Depending on the book, I flip through the pages of said books with nude
> pics, and if it's only 1 or 2 pages, I tear the pages out.  No one has yet
> said anything about that.
>   Marie Bernard, Teacher Librarian
>   Weld Central HS
>   Keenesburg, CO 80643
>   mariebernard@re3j.com
>
> Jennifer GARCIA <garciaj@UCISD.NET> wrote:
>   What a timely email! Just yesterday we were processing our new books
> and discovered one that had naked ladies (cartoon figures but naked none
> the less). Now at junior high this will make it the most popular book
> we have but will cause disturbing giggling everywhere the book goes. We
> got a bit giggly ourselves and came up with some suggestions. 1. Cut
> out material to clothe the figures and call it a "Touch and Feel" book.
> 2. Cut out material but only glue the top down...now it is a "Lift and
> See" book. There were others but those were the favorites. Currently
> the book is in my office and the debate rages on.
>
> Jennifer Garcia, Librarian
> Uvalde Junior High School
> P.O. Box 1909
> Uvalde, TX 78802
> (830)591-2980
> garciaj@ucisd.net
>
> >>> janet perry
> 9/7/2007 7:42 AM >>>
> Hi, guess I'm feeling chatty today.
>
> Many, many years ago I implemented what I will call the "Bob Smith"
> rule. I
> am a K-12 libraian, and
> have magazines such as Seventeen, Cosmo Girl, etc. Well, "Bob" liked
> to
> look at those magazines and laugh and giggle at the underwear ads. I
> didn't
> think it was fair to pull the magazines just because of "Bob's"
> immaturity.
> So I made a rule. The high school magazines are for those who can use
> them
> in the way they are intended. If you cannot use them in a mature
> manner, you
> will be restricted to the grade school magazines (Zoobooks, Ranger
> Rick,
> etc.) This rule has served me well over the years. Perhaps something
> like
> that would work with certain books. It just doesn't seem fair to me to
>
> limit use by kids who can handle things because of a few who can't.
>
> Also, while I am guilty of "adding" clothing to some characers myself,
> I
> don't necessarily feel good about it. In doing so I try to decide
> whether
> the book is more important on the shelf or challenged and off it. Not
> an
> easy call. You just have to decide which battles you are willing to
> fight.
>
>
> Janet Perry, Prek-12 Librarian
> Cerro Gordo CUSD 100, Cerro Gordo, IL
> perrybros@hotmail.com
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Linda Martin
Teacher Librarian and Storyteller
Northeast Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year
Gainesville, GA
lindamartin423@gmail.com
www.lindamartin.us

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