Two years ago, Raelyn Fox found a book in her daughter’s bedroom that caused her concern. Her 11-year-old always kept a stack of library books on the dresser, and until then, Fox hadn’t thought much about what was in them.
But after hearing news about parents raising concerns over age-inappropriate content in school library books, and coming across online lists of flagged titles, Fox, who lives in southern rural Manitoba, decided to take a closer look. Two of the flagged books were in her daughter’s bedroom.
The issue of age-inappropriate books in schools regained attention this week after Alberta said it would develop school library guidelines upon finding “sexually explicit” content in some Edmonton and Calgary K–12 libraries….