I completely agree that there is a big difference between collection development
and censorship. We all must make careful decisions about what to purchase. However,
this is a wildly popular series and most of the students at my school simply don't
have the means to get the books at a book store. And the waiting list at the public
library will be long. I don't wish to deny this series to the ones who can handle
it because of the ones who can't. If I made all my decisions that way, I wouldn't
have Catcher In the Rye, Looking for Alaska, and a host of other popular choices.
For what it's worth, these books did not come out of my library budget. They were
among many of the personal purchases I donate to my HS library. I probably would
not have used my limited library funds to purchase them as I have plenty of other
ways to use that money, but I do think they can be included in my library. I think
it also bears mentioning that it is important to know your particular patrons,
their likes and dislikes, as well as their sensibilities.
> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:52:27 -0400
> From: Sun85@AOL.COM
> Subject: Re: [LM_NET] BOOK: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo [Series] by Larsson
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>
> It's not censorship...it's collection development. That's part of what
> we're hired to do. That's why we make choices and decisions for our students
> and our collections. And because some YA titles contain age-inappropriate
> content doesn't mean that that's okay, or that it's a valid argument for
> purchasing MORE age-inappropriate content. What it means is that some YA
> titles need more careful screening as well.
>
> The answer on the "Dragon Tattoo" series in a school library is no. They
> CAN find it on their own...at a bookstore or public library.
>
> LM_NETer Sheryl Lee sent us all this article recently, in case you missed
> it. A voice of reason, featuring simple logic.
> _http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts3726_
> (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts3726)
>
>
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