Today I received this week's issue of Newsweek magazine (Cover). I am the librarian for a k-12 school and while the cover is probably not offensive to the general public, I once again must consider whether or not to display the issue. This is not the only magazine that has caused this concern. It seems every magazine at sometime or other has something on the cover that would cause major disruption in the library!!!
While I am in no way advocating any kind of censorship, I have a realistic expectation of middle school (and some high school) reaction to this cover. Given the technology available in the 21st century, I don't think it would be unreasonable to provide alternative covers for school libraries.
If anyone has any suggestions for handling these situations, I would appreciate any input.