{"id":189962,"date":"2021-03-04T17:22:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189962"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:23:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T22:23:00","slug":"new-york-public-library-will-not-pull-canceled-dr-seuss-titles-says-it-does-not-censor-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-public-library-will-not-pull-canceled-dr-seuss-titles-says-it-does-not-censor-books\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Public Library Will Not Pull \u2018Canceled\u2019 Dr. Seuss Titles, Says It \u2018Does Not Censor Books\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-york-public-library-will-not-pull-canceled-dr-seuss-titles-says-it-does-not-censor-books%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=189962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1227111676.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The New York Public Library says that it will not pull six \u201ccontroversial\u201d Dr. Seuss books from shelves and, instead, will keep the books in circulation until the existing copies are worn out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New York Public Library will keep\u00a0six controversial Dr. Seuss books on the shelves despite this week\u2019s decision to cease their publication due to racist imagery,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/03\/ny-public-library-keeping-dr-seuss-books-in-circulation\/\">the New York Post reported Thursday<\/a>. \u201cThe library, which serves Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island, said it does not censor books and will keep the controversial titles in circulation until they are no longer in suitable shape to lend out, a spokeswoman said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with all public libraries the New York Public Library does not censor books,\u201d library spokeswoman Angela Montefinise told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this case, the six titles in question are being pulled out of print by Dr. Seuss Enterprises, so the very few copies we have of these titles will continue to circulate until they are no longer in acceptable condition,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The library, however, will not go out of its way to promote the six titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the meantime, librarians, who care deeply about serving their communities and ensuring accurate and diverse representation in our collections \u2014 especially children\u2019s books \u2014 will certainly strongly consider this information when planning storytimes, displays, and recommendations,\u201d Mintefinise said.<\/p>\n<p>The six books \u2014 \u201cIf I Ran the Zoo,\u201d \u201cAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,\u201d \u201cMcElligot\u2019s Pool,\u201d \u201cOn Beyond Zebra!,\u201d \u201cScrambled Eggs Super!,\u201d and \u201cThe Cat\u2019s Quizzer\u201d \u2014 were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/six-dr-seuss-books-to-stop-being-printed-day-after-biden-left-out-author-from-read-across-america-day\">yanked from publication earlier this week<\/a> amid allegations that the books contain \u201cracist\u201d and \u201cinsensitive\u201d imagery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCeasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises\u2019 catalog represents and supports all communities and families,\u201d Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the company that owns the rights to publish Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel\u2019s works told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Seuss Enterprises listened and took feedback from our audiences including teachers, academics, and specialists in the field as part of our review process,\u201d the company noted to the AP. \u201cWe then worked with a panel of experts, including educators, to review our catalog of titles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision does not affect the majority of Dr. Seuss\u2019s titles in publication and was not, initially, an effort to \u201ccancel\u201d the popular children\u2019s author. But subsequent decisions from the White House, which scrubbed Dr. Seuss from its \u201cRead Across America Day\u201d events \u2014 despite the celebration being timed to coincide with Dr. Seuss\u2019s birthday \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/universal-orlando-evaluating-dr-seuss-themes\">from Universal Studios<\/a>, which said it was \u201creevaluating\u201d its Seuss-themed land following the allegations, seem to indicate that Dr. Seuss is about to face a more significant cultural reckoning.<\/p>\n<p>Libraries, though, have largely pushed back on the \u201ccancelation.\u201d In addition to the New York Public Library, the Denver Public Library said, earlier this week, that they would also allow access to the books.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLibraries across the country are having conversations around how to balance our core values of intellectual freedom with the harmful stereotypes depicted in many children\u2019s classics,\u201d the Denver library said in its own statement. \u201cThe freedom of choice in what a person decides to read is here to stay and the value of reading for any child is critical in their development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-cancels-dr-seuss-wont-mention-him-in-read-across-america-day-proclamation\">Biden Won\u2019t Mention Dr. Seuss In \u2018Read Across America Day\u2019 Proclamation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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