Comments on: 6 Things Meme

By: Siggy

Siggy — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:42:27 +0000

I feel so happy to find another somewhat geeky reader who hasn’t finished Fellowship of the Ring. I love (good) fantasy books, and I know Tolkein was foundational–but it is SOOO BORING! And where are the ladies?! I am currently trying AGAIN to slog through, but that’s more so I can justify my not liking them too much.

By: Miriam

Miriam — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:38:43 +0000

On this topic, I cannot make the San Diego library understand that Laurell K. Hamilton books do not belong in the YA section. The delicate distinction of "OK for the adult section, not OK for the YA section even if there are vampires" completely escapes them. I even shocked the old ladies at the checkout desk with a vivid description of the books' contents, but to no avail.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:35:41 +0000

DPG -

Thanks for the link! I hadn’t heard about this. I checked, and McDevitt MS is 6-8, the same as the middle school part of my school. I have read Lovely Bones, and it’s creepy as hell. I felt like I wanted to talk to my mommy after I read it! It’s appropriate for some 8th graders, but certainly not all, and probably not even most.

If this were a combined middle and high school library, it would be much trickier, but as it is, I think the parent’s concern is well-founded.

That said, I think the library’s solution (move it to the faculty section and require students to get a librarian’s permission to check it out) is reasonable.

By: dpg178

dpg178 — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:23:38 +0000

I never messed with bookmarks either. I’d just remember the page number. Unfortunately, this is much like my organization system as an adult — it’s on my desk, and I know exactly where it is, but woe to anyone else who may need to find it. I’m trying to get better at work, but it’s only marginal.

On a side note, did you see the article in today’s Globe West section about the YA book they want to ban from a middle school library in Waltham. I naturally thought of you when I saw the article, wondering whether you had read the book and thought it was appropriate for middle schoolers.

Here’s a link to the article, in case you didn’t see it: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/09/parent_wants_book_out_of_library/