![]() "When I feel happy, I say, 'Quack! Quack!' " The kids cackle and quack back.īut the happy face Bowman puts on for the kids belies a deep anxiety.Īs president of the Missouri Library Association, she's currently in a bit of a panic over strict new rules that go into effect May 30 and could deny state funding to libraries over books deemed inappropriate for young readers. ![]() As usual, it gets the kids' attention and the gaggle settles down so Bowman can begin story hour. One toddler, who's new to the group, is having a bit of a meltdown, so Otter Bowman, a library associate at the Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, Mo., goes for the surest trick she has and starts talking about "Junior," the library's bookmobile. ![]() The decibel level is climbing as some 20 preschoolers sprawl out on an alphabet-pattern carpet for story hour. ![]() Libraries that don't comply risk losing state funding. Otter Bowman is one of many library staffers around Missouri scrambling to enact new policies around books selected for young readers. ![]()
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