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What's the difference between banning and curating? A school library doesn't contain all books, so setting some criteria for age appropriateness always happens.
by WillPostForFood 5y ago
What's the difference between banning and curating? A school library doesn't contain all books, so setting some criteria for age appropriateness always happens. You can argue whether "god damn" should cross the line, or the n-word, or hard core porn. Calling it banning stifles useful discussion on what standards are appropriate.
- klyrs 5y ago> What's the difference between banning and curating? When it's a legislative decision, and not the librarian's / teacher's.
- WillPostForFood 5y agoIt is a school board; oversight is their job. Librarians should have leeway, but they don't have unlimited power. If a librarian was putting anti-vax books in the science section of the library, it is the duty of the principal, the superintendent, and ultimately the school board to intervene.