School library books have become a controversial issue. 24/7 media coverage and highly partisan narratives can make it difficult for parents to know the truth. Our goal is to provide you with the information so you can make an informed decision on what is appropriate for your children and how your taxpayer funds are being used in school libraries. We want you to see the books in question and form your own opinion.
https://books.org/ is a nonpartisan website where you can browse books, read the recommended age, and even see the exact text or illustration in controversy (including page numbers).
For further review, a link to Saline Area Schools libraries to find out what books are in the libraries.
The link below is a list of books on Amazon that Saline Middle School would like purchased and donated to the SMS library.
The books are not required reading, only recommended for purchase for students to read and check out of the library.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/OLRW1R5W6JGH/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
The link below provides a database of all books found in each building’s Media Center .
https://library.wash.k12.mi.us/common/welcome.jsp?context=salineas
JK-4 Media Centers
5-8 Media Centers
9-12 Media Centers
SMS Media Center Summer 2023 Reading Suggestions
https://sites.google.com/salineschools.org/smsmediacenter/summer-reading?authuser=0
SMA Media Center-LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is celebrated in June every year
https://sites.google.com/salineschools.org/smsmediacenter/pride-month
SMS SUMMER READING RECOMMENDATIONS
These books were recommended by the students, teachers, and media specialist of Saline Middle School
https://library.wash.k12.mi.us/common/welcome.jsp?context=salineas
RatedBooks.org is a website parents can search book titles and review the content of books.
https://www.ratedbooks.org/michiganschool
According to their website, "Our rating system was inspired by the widely accepted MPA rating system. The system is easiest to understand by reading the rated book reports themselves (below). Please look through and compare it with our content-based rating chart to see if we are consistent in our application of the 0-5 level definitions." (https://www.ratedbooks.org/ratingsystem)
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