When librarian Laura Utile’s children came home from Catholic class one day talking about how their teacher banned them from reading “The Golden Compass,” Utile responded with a simple question: “What does that make you want to do?” Their curiosity had fueled their desire to read the book, and Utile’s solution was straightforward: “We’ll read it together.”  Utile believes having conversations with her children about books and why they might be controversial is more beneficial than banning the books. She recognizes that her children...