Washington | School Library Journal

September 18, 2013

YA Books Remain on School Library Shelves After Yakima, WA, Challenges

By Karyn M. Peterson on May 28, 2013 2 Comments

Two very different young adult books—the first volume of Amy Ignatow’s lively graphic novel series “The Popularity Papers” and Dave Pelzer’s harrowing memoir A Child Called It—will both remain on school library shelves in the Prosser school district in Yakima, WA, following several school board votes on the titles, according to the district’s superintendent, Ray Tolcacher. Rich Korb, a teacher at Prosser High School, had challenged both books for removal this winter.

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DC Public Libraries Serve Up Books—and Lunch, Too

By Lauren Barack on August 14, 2012

Literacy isn’t the only thing Washington, DC, public libraries are offering kids this summer. They’re also serving up some lunch.
“We wanted to make sure they had a reason to come,” says Ginnie Cooper, chief librarian for the District of Columbia. “Sometimes the kids will come for the lunch, and sometimes they come for the program.”