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Nepotism doesn't mix with library book picks, apparently! According to the NY Times, Brooklyn Tech High School librarian Robert Grandt paid a $500 and admitted to violated the city ethics code after promoting a graphic novel his daughter helped illustrate. Grandt, an educator for 39 years, called a manga version of Shakespeare's Macbeth a "Best New Book" pick in his newsletter and "Best Book Ever Written" in a library display of copies he donated. He said to the Times, "I’m supposed to, as part of my job, display new books and encourage the kids to read new books. So here, I displayed my daughter’s book and encouraged the kids to read it and am told that I had done something illegal.” He has since removed the book from the shelves. Next up for Brooklyn Tech kids: College, where they will be required to buy their college professors' books for courses.
Librarian's Fatherly Pride Gets Him Fined
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Well, hopefully the publicity will help sell a few copies.
What's the problem? Its a library, not Barnes and Noble. Was there financial gain here?
That's stupid.
OMG. Encouraging people to read. Go watch cartoons.
Agreed. There was no money involved and he was just promoting a book for kids to read in the library for gods sake. Whoever fined him for this stupidity should be the one paying the fine. Oh, looks like its the city. I guess with the budget deficit we have we are now resorting to the city fining librarians for recommending books they have a connection to. Next up, city fining students for overdue books to help balance the budget.
One of my daughters is a mystery writer. She gave us a copy of a manuscript to read, which I did on a flight to LA. After I read it I said to my wife, "this is a great story, and it would be, even if someone else's kid had written it."
Mr Grandt has every right to be proud and to recommend it. I wish them both good luck.