(sung to the tune of “Let it Snow”) [Click the YouTube link to listen while you sing along.] Oh, the protests out there are frightfulBut the books are so delightfulAnd since we know what we needLet ’em read, let ’em read, let ’em read. Man, it doesn’t show signs of stoppingAnd I hate all that budget choppingI can’t look at one more screedLet ’em read, let ’em read, let ’em read. The librarians will succeedSharing books for a world that’s diverseIf the kids only want to readWhat could be possibly worse? With earnestness quickly growingAnd the stupid freely flowingIt’s thinking-folk’s …