The AP checks in on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s advisory to libraries to restrict access to kids’ books printed before 1986 while they study the lead content of such products to see if it complies with last year’s Federal ban on lead in most children’s products. “Steps can be taken to put them in an area on hold until the Consumer Product Safety Commission can give further guidance.” Executive director of the American Library Association’s Washington office Emily Sheketoff says, “We’re talking about tens of millions of copies of children’s books that are perfectly safe. I wish a reasonable, […]
