Books types a parental choice
4/29/2008 12:36 AM   0 comment(s) on this story E-mail this story to a friend



Fortunately the question of banning books from libraries comes up infrequently in Aiken County. The librarians in our school media centers and those in the public libraries find that requests to remove books from their shelves are rare.

Yet, they do have processes in place when the occasional individual does challenge a book. In the school setting, challenged books are reviewed by the school principal and then by the district superintendent if the person is not satisfied with the decision.

In our public library system, any challenges go directly to the librarian. The fact that few challenges to the offerings in our libraries are made is due in large part to the selection process of books being chosen for the facilities in question.

School media specialists make decisions based on reviews of books from reliable sources and for age-appropriate materials for students at their schools. They invariably try to find books suitable for the clientele in their schools.

Local public libraries also select books based on reviews. They also try to equip the libraries with popular materials that are sought by the public.

The fact that challenges are rare is indicative of the fact that our librarians are doing a good job in selecting appropriate material in the first place. School libraries in particular must be alert to the appropriateness of books for the age levels of their students.

Banning of books should be a last resort for questionable material. The greatest barriermust be strong interaction by parents who have the responsibility to monitor what is brought into the home. They should take it upon themselves to see that questionable materials are banned from their homes - not from the libraries which are designed to provide books for all tastes.

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