[CALIBK12] Weeding the 398.2's

[Kbshepler at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/29/2008 10:21:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
mlock at conejo.k12.ca.us writes:

Hi, all – I’ve  really been enjoying this discussion.  Here’s what I did in 
my  library with a few books that I took a second look at when I got here 10 
years  ago, using Doris Gates’ Blue Willow  as an example.  I put a sticker in 
the front of the book:  “This book was  written and published in 1940.  A few 
of the words and terms used to  describe certain characters are no longer 
considered acceptable.  Their  use in this book reflects their common colloquial 
use in some parts of  America during the 1930’s and  1940’s.  Please ask your 
parent, teacher, or librarian if you have any  questions about this book or 
about this period in American  history.”


Well, experts and  professionals – Do you think this works?  Anyone else done 
anything  similar?  Better?   

I know this is an impossibly late post to this thread, but...
 
I have settled on a plan for these books in my small library. I have made  up 
removable stickers of Rodin's The Thinker with a caption at the  bottom that 
says "Think About It". Inside the book, I place a primary source  pocket 3"x 
5" size in which is a note with the Rodin image heading. The small  note allows 
me to add comments like the one above, or maybe a reference to  another text. 
I like this technique because it means I can change the note to  fit the 
nuance of the book in question. For example, in addition to the cultural  concerns 
in Little House in the Big Woods, I can point students to  also read 
Birchbark House when they are done.
 
Kathy Shepler, Librarian
Aurora School
Oakland, CA



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