I don't know how old you are but when I was a kid "How To Eat Fried Worms" was a rite of passage. I was recently looking for a copy for my son and I found out it's banned. Gay porn for kindergarten, fine, wholesome book for young boys, banned.
I don't know how old you are but when I was a kid "How To Eat Fried Worms" was a rite of passage. I was recently looking for a copy for my son and I found out it's banned. Gay porn for kindergarten, fine, wholesome book for young boys, banned.
2 yrs. ago my daughter went to a school board meeting to protest a sexually explicit book that was in the elementary school library. Any K-4 kid could get it. My daughter started reading from the book at the school board meeting during her allotted 3 minutes, but was shut down because of "inappropriate language." Inappropriate for a roomful of adults, but okay to leave on the library shelves, which they did.
How about this: If funds permit, start a neighborhood family reading room. Invite other parents who share your concern. Some spot, even a garage can be the location.
You don't need shelves, just stack milkcrates. Use milkcrates for seats as well. Keep it simple.
Everyone contributes some books, they should be grouped by age and interest, but other than a label inside the book stating what section it came from there would be no tracking. Children would learn what an Honor System is, always worthwhile.
Hours are whatever is convenient, distribute the hours open info as you deem appropriate.
Hit resale shops and buy books by the box. Encourage others to do so. If you find the garage is stuffed, add another family garage.
Thanks! And as for reading, my father started reading the funnies with me each evening from the time I was one, by the time I was three I was reading them to him. I enrolled my daughter in a progressive school, they taught you as fast as you were able to absorb, it was amazing what she was able to accomplish.
Just read a post on NextDoor (after being reinstated; didn’t want to, but hard to keep up with our crime otherwise) that someone took 20 children’s books from her “free library.” Turns out it was a new teacher trying to find books that her kids could read. Everyone forgave her.
I don't know how old you are but when I was a kid "How To Eat Fried Worms" was a rite of passage. I was recently looking for a copy for my son and I found out it's banned. Gay porn for kindergarten, fine, wholesome book for young boys, banned.
2 yrs. ago my daughter went to a school board meeting to protest a sexually explicit book that was in the elementary school library. Any K-4 kid could get it. My daughter started reading from the book at the school board meeting during her allotted 3 minutes, but was shut down because of "inappropriate language." Inappropriate for a roomful of adults, but okay to leave on the library shelves, which they did.
How about this: If funds permit, start a neighborhood family reading room. Invite other parents who share your concern. Some spot, even a garage can be the location.
You don't need shelves, just stack milkcrates. Use milkcrates for seats as well. Keep it simple.
Everyone contributes some books, they should be grouped by age and interest, but other than a label inside the book stating what section it came from there would be no tracking. Children would learn what an Honor System is, always worthwhile.
Hours are whatever is convenient, distribute the hours open info as you deem appropriate.
Hit resale shops and buy books by the box. Encourage others to do so. If you find the garage is stuffed, add another family garage.
FIGHT BACK.
Great idea. And read to your own kids. Best investment ever.
Thanks! And as for reading, my father started reading the funnies with me each evening from the time I was one, by the time I was three I was reading them to him. I enrolled my daughter in a progressive school, they taught you as fast as you were able to absorb, it was amazing what she was able to accomplish.
Just read a post on NextDoor (after being reinstated; didn’t want to, but hard to keep up with our crime otherwise) that someone took 20 children’s books from her “free library.” Turns out it was a new teacher trying to find books that her kids could read. Everyone forgave her.
"Took them", as in took them and didn't bring them back? Were they "good" books or "bad" books, sincere questions :)
🤡🌎 now.
I always wondered what would happen if all of “those books” ended up in the garbage can in the library… 🤔
Wow, how did that happen?… 😇😉
Especially easy to do now that many libraries have eliminated overdue fines and replacement fees.
🤔😇
Makes sense to someone, I’m sure.
Everything is opposite...
I remember that book. Lol. Try looking at local antique malls for older books for kids. I have found a few really good classics there
Thanks. I found a copy. 😁