Minutes 2012–current – Missouri Library Association

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Culture changes over time. Our closely-held beliefs and normative expectations are reflected not just in how we act day-to-day, but in the literature and art we produce. McElligot's Pool by Doctor Seuss as well as the five other books containing racial stereotypes and racist depictions have been in the children's collections of American libraries for decades. Conversations on racism are finally leading to meaningful action in our institutions, and we should expect this to upset some stones in the path we are used to traveling. Specific expression of early 20th century systemic and interpersonal racism is closely intertwined with the behaviors and cultural products of many people who created art during this time, and we can expect to find that works written during this era will reflect that racism, either intentionally or accidentally. We are therefore presented with an ethical and moral question: Where is racism kept? In what is it carried? In which cultural objects do we find problematic attitudes of bygone eras being expressed, and how have these objects perpetuated those old attitudes into our current social and cultural context? This brings us to what we should do about Dr. Seuss' books with racist caricatures. Libraries are grappling with these questions along with the rest of society. Some libraries are removing And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry Street, McElligot's Pool and other such books from the collection entirely, others are simply relocating them to a different designation (out of the children's collection). Though we have not yet reached professional equilibrium on this question, we do have some guideposts along the way: The Library Bill of Rights, The 1953 Freedom to Read Statement, The Intellectual Freedom Manual (www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/resources), as well as ALA policies on hate speech (www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/hate) and calls for greater inclusion in library collections and spaces (www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/EDI). We'd love to know your thoughts on the subject! ... See MoreSee Less

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