I too would love more input on this book. I've thought of having the author come to speak, since it's an interesting topic. But the book is kinda salacious for seniors. I would have no hesitation to put it out for adults. Maybe more hesitation for kids.
Peggy Kurtz Hevesi Library Central Queens YM & YWHA 67-09 108 Street Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 268-5011, ext. 151 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> (718) 793-0515 fax REGISTER NOW: The Art of the Documentary Film, A Film History Class ________________________________ From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Aimee Lurie Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 4:50 PM To: Enid Sperber Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] question about Cut Me Loose Hi Mirele: This is a tricky situation! Does your school have a collection development policy? A collection development policy can protect you from having to personally make a judgement call and can outline procedures to have a book removed from a library. I do not think Amalia's suggestion of hiding the book behind the desk solves the problem. If you do not have a collection development policy, now would be a good time to develop one with the head of school and or other leaders within your community. Let me know how I can be helpful! Best, Aimee Lurie SSC President Sydney Taylor Book Award, Past Chair The Association of Jewish Libraries On Nov 4, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Enid Sperber wrote: Is your school Orthodox or UltraOrthodox? Have you read the book? If the answer to the first is no and the answer to the second is yes then I believe that this is one person's opinion about the book. There are several reviews on Amazon (one very astute one in particular) that lays out what the book is about and discusses the meaning of its contents. It seems to be a raw account of what happened to the author 15 years ago. For a certain part of the population it sounds like it would be dangerous but for others enlightening. It is your call but I think promoting the book might cause controversy (because the teacher might make a stink to others) whereas putting it on the shelf for someone to find might be a better solution. It just depends on the make up of your school population. The reviewer seems to feel that the girl never got any proper lessons on behavior so that this is a cautionary tale. All of this said I have removed purchases from my shelves because of negative comments that could have caused upset. I worked in an elementary school where there was more parental screening than there possibly would be in an upper school. But then I am a coward and try to avoid conflict if possible. All of this said I have not read the book. Enid Sperber Retired librarian Temple Israel of Hollywood Day School (a Reform day school) On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Mirele Kessous <[email protected]> wrote: I just bought a copy of Cut Me Loose by Leah Vincent for our library. After I bought it, one of the teachers read it and complained that it teaches kids bad lessons. She told me that I should not have it in the library. I'm not one to censor, but I am one to question whether I should promote a title or leave it, inconspicuously, on the shelf for someone to discover. Are there any school librarians out there who have encountered similar issues with this book? How have you handled them? Thank you! Mirele Kessous Upper School Librarian Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School 11710 Hunters Lane Rockville, MD 20852 301-692-4982 [email protected] __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mail list.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist .html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org <http://www.JewishLibraries.org/> -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mail list.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist .html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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