Category Archives: youth
Censorship & parenting
I had two recent parenting experiences related to book censorship that I thought might be of interest to readers who liked (or liked to hate) my previous posts on creating house rules for my kid’s internet use and/or book rating … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, public libraries, school libraries, youth
House rules for kids & online gaming
One thing I learned when I became a parent is that there’s a big difference between being a non-parent who likes kids and being a parent. One of the ways this manifests, for me, is in advice. I’ve worked in … Continue reading
Filed under Internet, public libraries, school libraries, technology, tips and tools, youth
How times change: Finally a gay character in Archie
A number of years ago, when I was on the teen librarian track, I decided to explore the world of graphic novels. I’d never really read comics that weren’t featured in the newspaper before, but I knew they were growing … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, public libraries, racism, school libraries, youth
Anti-ethnic Penguins part 3
We’re getting a lot of new hits related to searches on why “And Tango Makes Three” might be anti-ethnic. I assume this is thanks to the ALA OIF’s recent release of their top 10 most frequently challenged books for 2008, … Continue reading
Filed under Intellectual freedom, school libraries, The Profession, youth
Anti-ethnic penguin update
I have received a reply to my query about the “anti-ethnic” allegations against “And Tango Makes Three” (for background see previous post on the topic). The ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom was kind enough to explain to me that the … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, racism, Uncategorized, youth
And Tango Makes Three: anti-ethnic penguins?
It was recently called to my attention that on the ALA’s list of the “10 Most Challenged Books,” And Tango Makes Three is listed as being challenged not only for the to-be-expected reasons such as “homosexuality” (although at least one … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, Intellectual freedom, public libraries, publishing, racism, school libraries, youth
OLPC Give 1 Get 1 for 2008 launches Nov 17
Tipped off by the Digital Copyright Canada blog, I heard that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is gearing up to launch another “Give 1 Get 1″ (G1G1) campaign. This is awesome, and I think I know a number … Continue reading
Filed under globalization, inclusion/exclusion, OSS, Other blogs, technology, youth
Why I’m not a children’s/youth librarian (not right now, at least)
This may surprise some of you, but I went to library school with the full intention of becoming a youth librarian. I had the perfect combination of elements to make a youth librarian, I thought. I was a former Head … Continue reading
Filed under The Profession, youth
