From: Hendon, Alison <A.Hendon>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:26:29 -0400

Celeste Steward wrote:
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>As for the decrease in non-fiction (particularly science) off publisher
>lists: "One reason is that kids are doing homework using the internet
for their research instead of books."--this is an area of serious concern for
>librarians as well as teachers.

I find the decrease in nonfiction disturbing. On the one hand, we are told that boys, especially, may read nonfiction where they don't/won't read fiction. On the other hand, there seem to be fewer "fun" nonfiction titles, especially for teen readers.

Alison

Alison Hendon Youth Selection Team Leader Brooklyn Public Library a.hendon at brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Received on Wed 13 Jun 2007 01:26:29 PM CDT