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Cultural and Intellectual Access
Diversity
We Need Diverse Books
Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors (Sims Bishop, 1990) Genres and Formats
Leveling
“ Students actually experience a variety of books at varied levels in a rich literacy program. ”
– “Text Levels, Tool or Trouble?”, Irene Fountas, 2013
Currency
MUSTIE (CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries, Larson, 2012)
• M
• U
• S
• T
• I
• E
Misleading (and/or factually inaccurate)
Ugly (worn and beyond repair)
Superseded (new edition or better book on subject) Trivial (of no discernible literary or scientific merit) Irrelevant (of no interest to your community) Elsewhere (may be obtained easily)
“Just weed it.”
– LaGarde, 2016
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