Re: SEC: Catholic School Librarians Please Help!

[Debbie Abilock <debbie@NUEVA.PVT.K12.CA.US>]

Robin:
I'm cc'ing your message to the Bay Area Independent School Librarians,
some of whom work in Catholic schools.  I am not sure if they're reading
their mail over the summer...
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Debbie Abilock              "It is important that students bring a certain
The Nueva School            ragamuffin barefoot irreverence to their studies;
6565 Skyline Blvd.          they are not here to worship what is known,
Hillsborough, CA 94010      but to question it."  (Jacob Bronowski)
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On Fri, 11 Aug 1995, Robin Tanis wrote:

> I am in desperate need of some documentation from a Catholic source that
> supports the ALA policies of materials selection, censorship, intellectual
> freedom, freedom to read etc.  Does anyone have anything that you can email
> to me or fax (404)985-5526?  We have a group of parents on a mission to
> censor "contraversial" materials especially in the area of sex.  Yes, we
> have a selection policy and a challenged material procedure, but this group
> has gone directly to
> the Archbishop who for right now has sided with them.  We will be having a
> meeting with him on 8/29 to discuss this issue which is why I need the
> documentation.  I have searched the Net and so far have found nothing.
> Three books have been banned from the required reading list.  These include
> The Haj by Leon Uris, Fade, by Robert Cormier, and The Great Santini by Pat
> Conroy.  The next one under attack is Song of Solomon (a Nobel Prize winner).
>
> Does anyone have contacts with the Catholic Library Association?
>
> Where do you draw the line when it comes to selection in your library?
>
> I'm interested in both sides of the issue.
>
> Thanks!
> Robin Tanis, Media Specialist
> St. Pius X Catholic High School
> 2674 Johnson Rd. NE
> Atlanta GA 30345
> rtanis@mindspring.com
>