T is for (New York) Times

As eluded to in previous posts, the New York Times ran an article about the controversy surrounding Higher Power of Lucky.

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As much as we librarians work to dispel the myth of the old, out of touch librarian who wears her hair in a bun and shushes everyone, situations like the one that surrounded Higher Power of Lucky reinforce this stereotype. If one seven letter anatomical term can lead us the conclusion that an award winning book should not be made available to young people, then we really need to re-examine our professional standards.