From The Tennessean.com
Objections to some books are on the rise: Libraries try to balance parents’ rights to challenge books with others’ rights to read what they wish
“The box of books Diane Chen stumbled onto at John F. Kennedy Middle School’s library was simply labeled, “Inappropriate to Shelf.
The school’s new librarian wondered, ” ‘Are they worn out? Is there something wrong with them? Are they potentially hazardous chemical journals for would-be-terrorists?’ ”
The answer was none of the above. Scared that the books — such as The American Heritage Dictionary 3rd edition, The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allen Poe, and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger — could trigger a book challenge, a former employee had pulled them off the shelves.” Read more….
