Comments for AASL Blog http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog The official blog of the American Association of School Librarians Tue, 15 May 2012 19:06:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on ALA’s Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2011 by Helen Adams http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886&cpage=1#comment-19885 Helen Adams Tue, 15 May 2012 19:06:10 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886#comment-19885 Virginia, ALA does have sources for the challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom; however, persons who report the challenges are promised confidentiality. Virginia,

ALA does have sources for the challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom; however, persons who report the challenges are promised confidentiality.

]]> Comment on ALA’s Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2011 by Hilda K. Weisburg http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886&cpage=1#comment-19883 Hilda K. Weisburg Tue, 15 May 2012 18:03:08 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886#comment-19883 I also love the nudity issue on books without illustrations. I guess mentioning it is considered dangerous to young minds -- who are never nude or think about their bodies or anyone else's. Too many censors have no idea what happens in middle and high schools today -- what the kids say and do. It's the ostrich syndrome. I also love the nudity issue on books without illustrations. I guess mentioning it is considered dangerous to young minds — who are never nude or think about their bodies or anyone else’s. Too many censors have no idea what happens in middle and high schools today — what the kids say and do. It’s the ostrich syndrome.

]]> Comment on ALA’s Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2011 by Melanie Gibson http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886&cpage=1#comment-19882 Melanie Gibson Tue, 15 May 2012 17:05:52 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886#comment-19882 This blog posting is meant to be brief, providing basic information about the topic. It includes links so that those who are interested can easily get more information. Follow the link in the posting to the ALA's web site for complete lists by year of challenged books, with reasons, places of challenges, and a brief narrative of the results of the challenge. Or go directly to http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/free_downloads for a link at the bottom of the page to the PDF files of the brochures the ALA publishes each year with all of this information. This blog posting is meant to be brief, providing basic information about the topic. It includes links so that those who are interested can easily get more information. Follow the link in the posting to the ALA’s web site for complete lists by year of challenged books, with reasons, places of challenges, and a brief narrative of the results of the challenge. Or go directly to http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/ideasandresources/free_downloads for a link at the bottom of the page to the PDF files of the brochures the ALA publishes each year with all of this information.

]]> Comment on ALA’s Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2011 by Virginia Morton http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886&cpage=1#comment-19881 Virginia Morton Tue, 15 May 2012 16:29:22 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886#comment-19881 The thing about this list is that it lacks sources. I can't understand how an organization that endorses information integrity can list these books but not have any idea where or when the ban/challenge took place. The thing about this list is that it lacks sources. I can’t understand how an organization that endorses information integrity can list these books but not have any idea where or when the ban/challenge took place.

]]> Comment on ALA’s Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2011 by Carolyn Thomas http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886&cpage=1#comment-19880 Carolyn Thomas Tue, 15 May 2012 15:45:04 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2886#comment-19880 How can you have nudity as a complaint when there are no pictures? Are we supposed to censor our imaginations and visual images? Just asking. How can you have nudity as a complaint when there are no pictures? Are we supposed to censor our imaginations and visual images? Just asking.

]]> Comment on Essential Advocacy Readings for Distribution During School Library Month by Jacqueline Lambert http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2658&cpage=1#comment-19697 Jacqueline Lambert Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:41:23 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2658#comment-19697 The program carries a very heavy responsibility, and budding school librarians should be made aware of this before they enter that role. Are they willing to live up to that responsibility? I especially like the challenge where school librarians should users to see the school library as a venue to explore their questions about lifeand the librarians' resposibility to guide users 'constructively, ethically and safely'. The program carries a very heavy responsibility, and budding school librarians should be made aware of this before they enter that role. Are they willing to live up to that responsibility? I especially like the challenge where school librarians should users to see the school library as a venue to explore their questions about lifeand the librarians’ resposibility to guide users ‘constructively, ethically and safely’.

]]> Comment on All the World’s Knowledge? by Theodore Pappas http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2763&cpage=1#comment-19691 Theodore Pappas Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:15:33 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2763#comment-19691 A very interesting post. We'd be happy to discuss this further with you. Why don't you contact us. Ted Pappas, Encyclopaedia Britannica (tpappas[at]eb.com) A very interesting post.

We’d be happy to discuss this further with you. Why don’t you contact us.

Ted Pappas, Encyclopaedia Britannica
(tpappas[at]eb.com)

]]> Comment on The Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Plan for Massachusetts by fatima http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=1454&cpage=1#comment-19641 fatima Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:32:23 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=1454#comment-19641 i want to set the goals and objective for a good student and a good muslim for my instuite how it is possible please help i want to set the goals and objective for a good student and a good muslim for my instuite how it is possible please help

]]> Comment on All the World’s Knowledge? by Lauren Torres http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2763&cpage=1#comment-19620 Lauren Torres Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:49:28 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=2763#comment-19620 Thank you for your enlightening blog on Propædia. Being of a generation that depended highly on Encyclopedia Britannica for research, its discontinuance is highly upsetting. Thank you for articulating how it has influenced your work as a school librarian and the efforts made to secure the last printed edition. Thank you for your enlightening blog on Propædia. Being of a generation that depended highly on Encyclopedia Britannica for research, its discontinuance is highly upsetting. Thank you for articulating how it has influenced your work as a school librarian and the efforts made to secure the last printed edition.

]]> Comment on ALA/NECC Videoconference by Glen http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/?p=286&cpage=1#comment-19370 Glen Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:06:50 +0000 http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/2008/07/01/alanecc-videoconference/#comment-19370 Well, this might be in for a revival in a new powerful way. Anyone interested? Well, this might be in for a revival in a new powerful way. Anyone interested?

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