Families have different values, goals, and desires for their children. Some parents want their children to pick out whatever they want. Others want their children to pick out books they can read independently. Others want books they can read to their child. Some want more challenge while others want less. I believe we can all agree our goals for our children are to become literate and to love to read. To this goal, we can work together. The statements below come from the UCS and UID library circulation guidelines and the rest of the document can be found at this link. Please feel free to contact Mr. Baron at chris.baron@cesuvt.org with specific requests, goals, and questions about your child’s book selections.
- School library media professionals resist defining what is appropriate for individual
students to read, view, or hear. Students are free to select items from the library for
check out. Our goal is for each student to pick out one “just right” book he or she can
read independently and one high interest book he or she may need support with.
- If parents have specific reading goals for their child, they are encouraged to
make the goals clear to their child and may also wish to contact the library media
specialist to assist in accomplishing those goals through thoughtful and appropriate
book selection. The library will not prohibit a child from checking out a book unless
specifically requested by the child’s parents.
