Librarian

The American Library Association created a list of books that are prohibited to read in schools. Due to violence and “mature” content, parents challenge books because they don’t find them very comely for their children to read; the parents believe the books will sully their child’s mind. The list of banned and challenged books includes the story of “Grendel” and The Alice Series. “Grendel” by John C. Gardner tells the 8th century epic of Beowulf from Grendel’s point of view. The story tells of…

Have you ever wondered if a booked can be banned from a school? Well, it can and in fact, there are tons of books that are. Is it really necessary to ban a book, some schools think it is. Should the book Christine By Stephen King be banned from schools? Did you know a lot of people like Stephen King books including myself? His books are very well written like this one. My book found itself on the banned list because of language and it is filthy. Also, another school said it was because of the…

Censorship in Libraries About 1.72 billion people are affected by censorship on any given day. There are many pros and cons to having censorship in libraries, but in my opinion there are more cons than pros. Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc., that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. However, censorship has and will affect today's children and future kids to come. Censorship in libraries affects…

Quote 8: Most youngsters don’t like reading books; they think that it’s a waste of time. Instead, they’d rather sit home and watch television, as more and more schools begin to move away from books, the more they’re avoided. The groups of people who still enjoy reading aren’t provided with any new interesting content; this is the effect of censorship. Parents of school children censor many books for their own beliefs, for example, the book may contain racism. The parent has the authority to…

you?”, a lady asked me,looking no younger than twenty-six. “ Do you want to get that book you’re holding in your hands?”I looked down at the book in my hands,reading the title. “ Where the Wild Things Are”... My flashback didn’t last long as the librarian soon approached my father and said with a fake sense of cheerfulness, “Sir, your daughter owes approximately ten dollars and twenty-three cents…

Lansdowne Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Halethorpe in Baltimore County. Home of the Lions, Lansdowne has approximately 500 students, in grades Pre-K through fifth, with 55% Caucasian, 30% African-American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 1% other (mostly Middle Eastern). Their library media specialist is Joe Chludzinski. Students visit the library once a week as a part of their specials schedule, while some classes get to visit twice of week. During their time with…

Librarians need to be familiar with research for a variety of reasons. They need to conduct research in order to assess programs and services, as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of the library environment they are working in. They assist patrons with accessing research materials and conducting research. Many librarians conduct academic and professional research related to their professions. When a librarian is familiar with research methods and how to conduct, analyze, and use both…

High school had been his private hell and now with the drama at home, life in general had become intolerable. The one thing he was thankful for was football. Being on defense, he was blessed with the ability to hit people on a regular basis. There was only one thing he disliked about football, although defense is critical in winning games, the defense was not as appreciated as the quarterback that could do no wrong. Trevor Lawrence, the bane of Alexander's existence, haunted him throughout…

technical competence, good human relations, desirable attitudes and personal qualities of an effective supervisor. CUSTOMER SERVICE LIBRARIAN ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS The Customer Service Librarian reports and is directly responsible to the Director of Libraries. Works directly with Technical Librarian and the librarians in the Main library and branch libraries and Student Assistants in Main Library and takes charge of the organization and services of the viewing…

class consisted of going to the library. When entering the library, the librarians directed all of the students to sit on the carpet. In order to get the students from talking, the librarian put her index finger on her mouth indicating to be quiet towards the students. Once the students settled down, the librarian read a book called “ A bad case of the stripes” to the students. If students were disruptive while the librarian read, they were given a warning and if they continued they were…