(I accidentally posted this comment below Part 1 so I'm putting it here in Part 5 also.)
Joyce asked: "Is EDI a typo? Please comment and let me know what that means."
It means "Equity, Diversity, Inclusion" (a.k.a. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) which you may be familiar with already). It is important to note that equity is not the same as equality. EDI goes way beyond simply including people from diverse backgrounds, and the extreme aspects of it (such as discrimination and normalization) are why it would be flagged content in children's books. Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis and Governor of Texas Gregory Abbott are prominent political critics of DEI/EDI.
And since they are being discussed here, the following URL shows that the American Library Association likes EDI very much:
This is tremendous work that Joyce and others are doing in exposing what is in our libraries. I don't think there is anything wrong with our community helping parents parent. I believe that the standards for library books for our Menomonie Library can have a much higher bar than what the American Library Association has. Let's keep helping our parents to parent well. There is no law against wholesome library books. Let's set a new standard for wholesome reading in our community. Josie Pillman
In my personal opinion these materials must not be taken off the shelves from the library. These materials need to be available for anybody in all people to read and learn from. People in the l b g t q I a community have grown up and experienced traditional family values in books movies t v however they are conveniently neglected and forgotten in ninety percent of all cases. If parents do not find these materials to be acceptable and appropriate for their children then they need to be aware of what their children are checking out and reading. However I believe that the LBGTQ. I a community doesn't have enough materials that mirror their life their experiencesing their values which is very sad for no matter what community. I understand that some people are angry and wanting to pull these materials but if you do feel that way. Then you probably are not watching your children close enough to know what they are Exposed two. Personally If we start pulling as a society anything that is lbgqia Related we are stifling a large portion of our community. So let's stay open minded. I feel we should all be accepting of others no matter if they are similar or completely different as we are. I think it's sad when people want to take stuff away from those that don't understand and they haven't had a chance to learn about and except and understands. So as a community why don't we stand tall and stand with our community members and be more inclusive more loving and more neighborly Let's stop with the home ophobe and the racist mentalities and just love everybody. Keep the books in the library let's be responsible as parents and a community if a parent says no or if they are under age then no they. Shouldn't have it? Why don't we just consider some library materials as we do movies? Pg 13, rated r or rated x whatever the case may be.
Thanks for the comment, Laurie. There actually is a rating system for books based on movie ratings. Check out part 1 of this series for info on that. There doesn't seem to be any solid way for parents to opt their children out right now of books that are against their family values in the school (or public) libraries. I wouldn't want my children "schooled" in this kind of extremely sexually graphic material regardless of whether it was straight or gay. When a movie rating equivalent is used, many of the books in the article above would be rated NC-17 or at least R. If you click the links by the listed books you will see why the books got these ratings. Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts. :)
As a grandmother my grandchildren are open with questions and answers. They are all under 10 and know and accept lbgtqia and they know things aren't the same for everyone. However you can't continue to remove books to satisfy some when others read them who enjoy them. Not everyone will be happy but you can't block some for others.
(I accidentally posted this comment below Part 1 so I'm putting it here in Part 5 also.)
Joyce asked: "Is EDI a typo? Please comment and let me know what that means."
It means "Equity, Diversity, Inclusion" (a.k.a. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) which you may be familiar with already). It is important to note that equity is not the same as equality. EDI goes way beyond simply including people from diverse backgrounds, and the extreme aspects of it (such as discrimination and normalization) are why it would be flagged content in children's books. Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis and Governor of Texas Gregory Abbott are prominent political critics of DEI/EDI.
And since they are being discussed here, the following URL shows that the American Library Association likes EDI very much:
https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/EDI
Thank you, Steven. That certainly answers my question. And here I thought maybe the ALA made a typo. Great link!
This is tremendous work that Joyce and others are doing in exposing what is in our libraries. I don't think there is anything wrong with our community helping parents parent. I believe that the standards for library books for our Menomonie Library can have a much higher bar than what the American Library Association has. Let's keep helping our parents to parent well. There is no law against wholesome library books. Let's set a new standard for wholesome reading in our community. Josie Pillman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/11/fact-checking-dispels-the-book-banning-fiction/
In my personal opinion these materials must not be taken off the shelves from the library. These materials need to be available for anybody in all people to read and learn from. People in the l b g t q I a community have grown up and experienced traditional family values in books movies t v however they are conveniently neglected and forgotten in ninety percent of all cases. If parents do not find these materials to be acceptable and appropriate for their children then they need to be aware of what their children are checking out and reading. However I believe that the LBGTQ. I a community doesn't have enough materials that mirror their life their experiencesing their values which is very sad for no matter what community. I understand that some people are angry and wanting to pull these materials but if you do feel that way. Then you probably are not watching your children close enough to know what they are Exposed two. Personally If we start pulling as a society anything that is lbgqia Related we are stifling a large portion of our community. So let's stay open minded. I feel we should all be accepting of others no matter if they are similar or completely different as we are. I think it's sad when people want to take stuff away from those that don't understand and they haven't had a chance to learn about and except and understands. So as a community why don't we stand tall and stand with our community members and be more inclusive more loving and more neighborly Let's stop with the home ophobe and the racist mentalities and just love everybody. Keep the books in the library let's be responsible as parents and a community if a parent says no or if they are under age then no they. Shouldn't have it? Why don't we just consider some library materials as we do movies? Pg 13, rated r or rated x whatever the case may be.
Thanks for the comment, Laurie. There actually is a rating system for books based on movie ratings. Check out part 1 of this series for info on that. There doesn't seem to be any solid way for parents to opt their children out right now of books that are against their family values in the school (or public) libraries. I wouldn't want my children "schooled" in this kind of extremely sexually graphic material regardless of whether it was straight or gay. When a movie rating equivalent is used, many of the books in the article above would be rated NC-17 or at least R. If you click the links by the listed books you will see why the books got these ratings. Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts. :)
As a grandmother my grandchildren are open with questions and answers. They are all under 10 and know and accept lbgtqia and they know things aren't the same for everyone. However you can't continue to remove books to satisfy some when others read them who enjoy them. Not everyone will be happy but you can't block some for others.