What Should a Librarian Do If a Student Gets Books on Bomb Making?
From LibraryLaw Blog: Helen Adams, co-author of Privacy in the 21st Century: Issues for Public, School, and Academic Libraries, Libraries Unlimited and Privacy Matters columnist for School Library Media Activities Monthly and Peg Burington, assistant library director and teen coordinator in the Waupaca Area Public Library, Waupaca Wisconsin have some advice for librarians faced with this difficult situation. Minow: Helen, what do you advise school librarians when they are faced with a student who they think is deeply troubled and who they notice checking out or downloading information on something like bomb-making or how to commit suicide? Adams: While we know that school librarians should extend the maximum amount of privacy to students, there are times when one is concerned by a student’s demeanor, sudden change in personality, dramatic switch in friends, a move toward isolation, or a fixation with information on risky or criminal activity. When this occurs, my first act would be
