{"id":201242,"date":"2021-03-08T18:44:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T23:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=201242"},"modified":"2021-03-08T18:45:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T23:45:00","slug":"chicago-public-library-removes-several-dr-seuss-books-from-collection-while-they-assess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-public-library-removes-several-dr-seuss-books-from-collection-while-they-assess\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Public Library Removes Several Dr. Seuss Books From Collection While They Assess"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fchicago-public-library-removes-several-dr-seuss-books-from-collection-while-they-assess%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=201242&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\/seuss-2-1-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Chicago Public Library system is taking six controversial Dr. Seuss book out of circulation at least temporarily while they assess what to do with them.<\/p>\n<p>Officials are \u201cdeeply committed\u201d to promoting reading material that \u201c[provides] accurate and current information,\u201d according to Chicago Public Library spokesperson Patrick Molloy, who spoke to the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2021\/3\/6\/22316983\/dr-seuss-chicago-public-library-racist-imagery-circulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to recognize that what society understands to be relevant and\/or common knowledge changes over time, and so too does the Library and the needs of the communities it serves,\u201d Molloy said. \u201cLibrary staff encourage patrons of all ages to engage critically with our materials, but materials that become dated or that foster inaccurate, culturally harmful stereotypes are removed to make space for more current, comprehensive materials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Molloy added that the library\u2019s collection is reviewed often \u201cto ensure that the materials we circulate are responsive to the communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStaff will continue to evaluate all Library resources and consider bias, prejudice, and racism when making decisions about our programming, services and recommendations, in addition to our collections,\u201d Molloy added.<\/p>\n<p>Molloy also explained that all six Seuss titles are currently checked out and that the library will honor all the holds on them presently.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Public Library, by contrast, decided to keep all of Seuss\u2019 books in circulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs with all public libraries the New York Public Library does not censor books,\u201d library spokeswoman Angela Montefinise <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/03\/ny-public-library-keeping-dr-seuss-books-in-circulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>&nbsp;in part. \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 the are no longer in acceptable condition,\u201d Montefinise said.<\/p>\n<p>Seuss, who died in 1991, made headlines earlier this week when his company announced on his birthday that they would no longer be publishing six titles that they claimed had racist and insensitive imagery.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire reported:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The company that publishes Dr. Seuss books will stop selling six titles, citing racist and insensitive imagery.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThese books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong,\u201d&nbsp;Dr. Seuss Enterprises&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dr-seuss-books-racist-images-d8ed18335c03319d72f443594c174513\">told<\/a> The Associated Press in a statement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\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 the company told the outlet in a statement Tuesday, which just happens to be the birthday of Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The company that seeks to preserve and protect the author\u2019s works said they will no longer publish \u201cAnd to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,\u201d \u201cIf I Ran the Zoo,\u201d \u201cMcElligot\u2019s Pool,\u201d \u201cOn Beyond Zebra!,\u201d \u201cScrambled Eggs Super!,\u201d and \u201cThe Cat\u2019s Quizzer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While millions of American children have been raised with the books, which include positive messages about tolerance and protecting the environment, some have drawn criticism over the way blacks, Asians and others are drawn. The author has also been ripped for his earlier advertising and propaganda illustrations.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><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\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six Dr. Seuss Books Yanked Over Racist And Insensitive Imagery<\/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. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Public Library system is taking six controversial Dr. Seuss book out of circulation at least temporarily while they assess what to do with them. 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