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patphil

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6. My wife is a Young Adult Librarian at a public library.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Nov 10, 2021, 11:40 AM

Nov 2021

I know she has read the majority of these books; I've seen a lot of them in the house.
I know she recommends them to the teens who come into the library, and has had book discussions on several of them.
Banning books is always counter productive. It only makes them more popular, and it's impossible to prevent kids from reading them.
Also, the internet makes book banning a futile undertaking.

Parents are wasting their time getting all worked up about the books in the school library. Any child who wants to read these books will. And, they'll end up wondering what the fuss was all about.

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Goddard school district orders 29 books removed from circulation [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP

There is social media . . ... Lovie777 Nov 2021 #1

Well, of course they would ban "Handmaid's Tale." Girard442 Nov 2021 #2

I'm a bad parent. At least a quarter of those books were on our home bookshelves ... marble falls Nov 2021 #3

My exact thought. Ban books by women. Maybe that's one element of a lawsuit. ratchiweenie Nov 2021 #7

Intentional or not it certainly speaks to someone's bias. marble falls Nov 2021 #8

Sounds like some "Cancel Culture" stuff by QublicOns who rail against "Cancel Culture" KS Toronado Nov 2021 #4

It's only "cancel culture" when someone ELSE AleksS Nov 2021 #5

My wife is a Young Adult Librarian at a public library. patphil Nov 2021 #6

Friend of mine teaches in this district... bahboo Nov 2021 #9