A. RiveraThis is the kind of librarian I work to be every day. From the Unshelved comic strip.
"I love the sound policy makes when I break it."
Lars Marowsky-Brée 😷@bloodravenlib Are reading levels a thing now? Truly? 🤯
I mean sure, some content was probably age restricted, but they didn't have that in the public library anyway ...
I mean sure, some content was probably age restricted, but they didn't have that in the public library anyway ...
SylvainMy daughter (10) returned a book to the library last week, she found it to be too hard to read. So yes, reading levels are a thing.
Reading limits shouldn't be though.
@axnxcamr Sure, I've been overwhelmed by books myself. And guidelines are useful to make sure readers experience joy and a lovely challenge rather than frustration!
Clearly that wasn't the point here though, but the policy restricting access to those levels :-)
I probably cut too short my previous message and came off a little blunt, that and English not being my usual language. Sorry about that.
What I meant is that reading level being experience-based rather than age-based, warning a young reader about a book he's about to check out is fine, but preventing him from borrowing the book based on his age alone, that shouldn't be a thing.
The Jack of Sandwich@larsmb @bloodravenlib it's not a content restriction thing. It's a judge of how difficult it is to read the book. Which is fine. It's good to avoid frustration by having a kid struggle and give up on a difficult book.
But if a kid wants to try something at a higher level, I can't imagine telling them no. Just would want to warn them that the book is denser and has more varied vocabulary than they're used to.
But if a kid wants to try something at a higher level, I can't imagine telling them no. Just would want to warn them that the book is denser and has more varied vocabulary than they're used to.