[LM_NET] Handbook statement for schools with wide age ranges

[Jean Townes <townesj@PEAK.ORG>]

I'm posting this to the listserv as I've had several requests for this. 
It turns out when I actually looked up the statement it is not quite as I
remembered.  The need for this statement was driven by a couple of
challenges.  Much of the wording should be attributed to intellectual
freedom guru Candace Morgan.

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Role of the School Library

The library collection is selected to support the mission of the school
district and to meet the needs of all students.  The school district
serves a diverse population including families with a wide variety of
values concerning the reading choices of their children.  Parents have the
right and responsibility to guide the reading and information seeking
choices of their own children.  Library staff cannot assume that parental
authority, but they can provide information to parents to assist them in
guiding their own children.

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To address the particular problems associated with a school with a wide
age range perhaps something could be added that the "...." school also
includes students with a range of maturity levels.

And then add at the bottom a sentence about if a student checks out a book
that they are uncomfortable with they should bring it back to the library
and ask for help with finding something more suitable.


Jean Townes, ESD Library Consultant
Central Linn School District
townesj@peak.org
541-745-5210

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