Recommending books to rising sixth graders sparks controversy
Parent with Caldecott concerns, a librarian fears "Vincent and Theo" content issues (again), and an administrator who cracks down on students' rights: Pat Scales sets them straight.
One mother accuses a librarian of "stunting her daughter's intellectual growth," while another says lack of policing child's book choices gave her son nightmares.
Shiloh’s curse words; a visiting author’s objectionable language; complaints about "A Day No Pigs Would Die"
The Pat Scales Special Collections Room opened at the Carmichael Library on the campus of Scales's alma mater, the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, AL.
A controversial student poetry reading; controlling bookmobile offerings; questioning 'James and the Giant Peach.'
Columnist Pat Scales fields questions on sharing banned books, trans picture books, and whether teachers should recommend movies to students.
A teacher requests that students study art selectively; complaints about gay “Captain Underpants” content; objection to a teacher's book choices.
How should librarians present material that may upset some students?
