Teacher-librarian Essays

children safe and don’t want their children to be exposed to certain things. But as a result of this, they are taking away the rights of everyone else by banning these books. One article that covers this topic well is called “Censorship by Numbers”.“Librarians and governing bodies should maintain that parents—and only parents—have the right and the responsibility to restrict the access of their children—and only their children—to library resources”. This says that parents still have the absolute right

Banning books are bad as they can affect more than one person. What are some reasons for banning books? Books should not be banned just cause one person disagrees with it. Who challenges books the most and where? Banning books can happen anywhere by anybody for many reasons. There are many reasons for banning books. “Most common reasons for concern about the content of children’s literature are Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuitable for age, Violence, Homosexuality, Religious viewpoints

Introduction Technology is all around us, and is constantly changing. Librarians must be aware of its constant changes and what it can mean for libraries. Technology is inevitable and part of our daily lives. Hirsh (2015) adds, “All information professionals make use of technology tools in their portfolio of responsibilities, and an understanding of how technology can be leveraged to better serve their communities will help professionals use these tools more effectively. Beyond using technology

There have been over 11,300 books that have been challenged since 1982. Book banning has been happening for centuries and should be stopped. Authors should have the right to write about whatever they want without having to worry about if it is appropriate or not. All of these reasons are what brings us to the many cons of banning books. As a result, many people believe books should not be banned in school/libraries because they should not have the right to take books away from everyone. First, there

because of the potential negative impacts that accompanies the banning of books. The petitions and requests to ban a book usually happens because a certain group of peoples’ views counteract with what the book is discussing. This causes library, teacher, group, or bookstore to consider banning books because of possible concerns. But, this does not only take away the book for one group of people, it takes the book away from everyone, even those who would benefit from reading it. Banning books is

lessons. The first lesson is the importance of understanding your library’s policies concerning youth and to be prepared to defend materials added to the youth collection in order to protect a teen’s freedom to read. As Kimberly Horne, a English teacher at St. Andrews, experienced when having books in her curriculum challenged, it is important to have a rationale behind your choices and the support of superiors. Horne stated that she “learned in real time that you have to believe in what your teach

libraries not only survived the dramatic impact of the internet and mobile technology, but also embraced and integrated it into their services. By incorporating groundbreaking technological and sociological advances, yet also remembering tradition, librarians are bestowed with the important duty of being the gateway and guides into the world of education and intellectual integration of all classes, races, and genders in our very diverse society. A study conducted by Pew Research Center in 2013 found

Thick description Observation is a systematic approach of data collection. Researchers use different methods to understand people behavior in natural way. As I complete my assignment on the observation in the library. My first goal in this assignment was to observe something where I "really expected something to happen." Linnaeus University 's library is a big library. It has three floors. There are number of staff members who always help to the students to find different books as well as to

In Sandra Cisneros vignette Louie, His Cousin & His Other Cousin (1991), Sandra Cisneros is trying to express the fact that sometimes criminals do not have bad intentions when they commit crimes. Sandra supports her view by describing Louie’s cousin with details that are not normally characteristics of an actual thief. Sandra’s purpose is to challenge the assumptions that people have for criminals. People who would benefit from this story are those who continue to make assumptions about others when

I have always been and forever will be in love with reading. I realized this when I was in fourth grade with my teacher Mrs. Gokey. She had light brown curly hair with a few blonde strands here or there up to her shoulders, stood almost 6 feet tall, and had the gentlest hazel eyes a person could have. Mrs. Gokey would read us books every Friday as a sort of treat for getting through the week. One of her first reads was the book "Mick Harte Was Here". The paper thin book was about a 12 year old boy

Yes books are dangourous they should be they create ideas. That is why I am writing to you about “Call of the Wild” in the 8th grade curiculam to ban or keep it.Some people mght say it is a good idea to ban it but I think we should keep it. My three reason’s to support that are on that it is too much for teenagers. Two is that banning it only increases demand. Finally three is the violence. Now on to my first paragraph. Too much for teenagers is overated but this mom from North Carolina some how

One day, sitting alone at the library, studying for my chemistry exam, I noticed a toddler wandering around the bookshelves. She had long brown hair and wore a corduroy dress with little white sneakers. She was in the adult book section skimming the back cover of a book called, "The Night I Drowned". Her eyes were wide with interest in what she was reading. I could tell she was smart, and that she was definitely an advanced reader. She looked to be about five years old, and she was in the adult section

The topic of whether controversial books should be made available for students to read or not has always been a hot topic for parents and the school board. On one side of the argument, a group of parents are against this as they don’t want their kids or in fact any child to read a controversial book. While another group of people are directly supporting the decision to allow schools to have students have access to a disputed book. When parents don't allow their kids to read such a book, they are

Why do people ban books? Especially for children? Shouldn't it be the students' choice of which book to read? Banning books is a very controversial matter that continues to grow in US schools as time goes on. Banning books started as early as the 1600s when the Puritan government outlawed New English Canaan by Thomas Morton. Officials claimed it painted their society in a "harsh and heretical" light (Book Banning). Now, schools across the US have banned over one thousand books. It makes no sense

Laurie Preston gave a great colloquium on library’s and how they are a valuable source in finding information today. She talked about how the Internet has grown into a huge information source in today’s world. We have a great deal of freedom today when researching topics but with that freedom there is constraint. The freedom with researching today is that the Internet can tell us anything we want to know in a matter of seconds. Also when researching we have many of other sources to go to. We have

Books have been used by people through centuries, the knowledge we have gained now would have been impossible without books (Allegro, 2014). There are 175 million adolescents in the world are can't read on the internet due to lacking any access to it (Das, 2015). That concludes that books are still the primary tool for knowledge acquisition. According to Adele and Milheim (1995) that libraries are not the just storehouse of books, but also provides interactive assistance to the readers, which

Book banning is something that has happened for a long time that dates back to the book burnings. Banning books is something that is unnecessary, controlling the way kids think, and an almost tyrannical way of doing things. Book banning is not holding real concern for kids and does not encompass what actually is unsuitable for students, but encompasses the ideologies of the people who have the power to ban books. People who have such power do not base it off legitimate concerns but base it on their

Should books in public and school libraries be allowed to be banned? It’s often said that ignorance is bliss, but is it better for young kids to be ignorant or blissful? “Banning books give us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight,” said Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Books are being banned all across the country in school and public libraries alike due to conservative organizations and fearful parents

Kris Dominic Ms. Lozinski AP Language & Composition 24 January 2023 The Continuation of Libraries As time progresses, technologies like the internet sprout and evolve, changing the ways of society. One of these changes is the role of libraries in communities. For centuries, libraries were sacred areas filled with knowledge and culture. Now, many debate the point of their existence. When discussing the uncertain role that libraries will play in the future, America’s rich democratic history, the unification

This case study presents an incident that occurred in Bridges Bay Public Library. The director of the library, Joseph Calenda, has to decide what should be done about the homeless people, standing in the lobby of the library. Calenda is the manager being graded on in this case study. Due to the cold weather, a group of homeless people stood in the lobby to stay warm. Many of the patrons visiting the library complained about their presence and the director convened a meeting with the department heads