Competency 2: Related Blog

ALSC: Association for Library Service to Children: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/

I used the Google search engine to search for blogs that dealt with children’s literature and services. The blog I have chosen is ALSC, Association for Library Service to Children; it is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). All contributors to the ALSC blog must be ALSC members.
According to their website, “The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a network of more than 4,200 children’s and youth librarians, children’s literature experts, publishers, education and library school faculty members, and other adults committed to improving and ensuring the future of the nation through exemplary library service to children, their families, and others who work with children.” I chose this blog because it deals exclusively with children’s collections and services, some of the blog’s offerings include: child advocacy, evaluation of media, literary and related awards, intellectual freedom, and programming ideas.

The excerpt I have chosen deals with intellectual freedom and weather the responsibility of informing patrons about certain materials lies with the staff or with the individual checking out the materials. This is relevant to the current blog because of the many situations that arise in children’s collections in the public library setting.

Excerpt is chosen from the ALSC blog: “Of Kings and Yellow Lines”/ ALSC Blog located here: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/?p=129

“When someone signs up for a library card, or even whenever they check out any children’s materials, should the library personnel and policy make more of an effort to offer a recommendation that a caregiver first review the material before sharing it with a child? Not to say that there is anything wrong with certain materials, but as a reminder that our libraries offer books that share many ideas, that represent all types of families. To help those people who forget where they are and that there others around them. Please share your thoughts.”

Competency 1: Introduction and Purpose

The purpose of this blog is to fulfill the requirements of the Information Storage and Retrieval class I am taking to complete my Master's in Library Science.

The topic of this blog will deal with children's literature and services in the public library setting.