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I realize this thread is old, so greenlotus might no longer be running into this issue.. but I'm curious - was this your dd's school librarian or your local public library? I know some schools have restrictions on which grades can read from which books... but I can't imagine this actually happening at the public library, why would a librarian say anything? I browsed the entire local library from a relatively young age and my kids have too. It's not *that* unusual to see children in the adult section (at least not at our local library). Your child wouldn't likely be the only child who's looking at the adult sections. If someone did question it, I'd just either ignore or say something like, yes, she can read it and move on. No need to say she's gifted.

Best wishes,

polarbear

Thread is a few years old, so don't know if greenlotus' kid has grown, but my youngest is still small and folks think she is younger than she is (turns 12 next month, 4'-6" & 56 lbs). Perhaps the librarian is thinking about content. Even if kids can read and comprehend adult books, some books might not be appropriate.

Middle kid, heading to college in the fall, works at a comic book store. When parents ask about certain comics for their kids, she advises them if she thinks the content is not kid appropriate. In fact, if the kid is gifted, they may understand some very adult concepts, which is even more reason why they shouldn't read certain stuff.