"In a statement posted online Friday evening, Scholastic said it was necessary to segregate these titles because 'there is now enacted or pending legislation in more than 30 U.S. states prohibiting certain kinds of books from being in schools....'"
"What laws Scholastic believes would expose schools to liability for offering these books? Scholastic declined to answer the question."
@design_law are there laws prohibiting sale of these books? I doubt it. (At least, not yet).
Perhaps they see this as a competetive advantage, to get out ahead of publishers who will target repressive school boards?
What a niche to compete for.
As "educators," no less 😡
Stuart Little - White
Stranger in a Strange Land - Heinlein
That Hideous Strength - Lewis
A Prayer for Owen Meany - Irving
Ender's Game - Card
The Sparrow - Russell
Making Color Sing - Dobie
Holy The Firm - Dillard
Red Mars - Robinson
Homeland - Doctorow
Wool - Howey
Lagoon - Okorafor
Light from Uncommon Stars - Aoki
Do you know librarians who have created Mastodon instances?
A librarian at my institution is interested in advocating for creating one. It might be helpful to read about other librarians' experiences doing this or the existence of some other cases managed by libraries.