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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She was probably hoping for some "new" suggestions.
I had a list of books to check out for my elementary age kids and NONE of them were at the public library. The children's librarian said, and I am not making this up, "We try to stick to 21st-century books here." [/quote]

Public librarian here. If that’s how she said it, I can see how it would come off as snarky. But we are 25 years into the 21st century, and you’d be shocked at how quickly all but the most popular children’s books go out of print. Most things can’t be replaced when they wear out.

And even for things in good condition, public libraries need to clear things out to make space for new things. If it’s not being checked out, we don’t keep it.

I applaud any teacher who tries to keep reading lists up to date. It’s shocking how often kids come in with a list provided by their teacher and the newest book is from the teacher’s first year teaching. The older the book, the less likely we’ll have a copy - for the reasons already mentioned.   [/quote]

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