Re: Swimsuit Issue

[Gene Lanier <LSLANIER@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU>]

Ever read the interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights on
expurgation????

Gene D Lanier, Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
East Carolina University
Dept of Library Studies and Educational Technology
GREENVILLE, NC 27858-4353  919/328-6627  FAX 919/328-4368
Bitnet: LSLANIER@ECUVM1   Internet: LSLANIER@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU
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        A librarian friend of mine uses the vandalism approach openly -
she has her student assistants apply her school stamp to all the right
places. Her assistants have a ball and the student body accepts it with
good humor.
        I personally remove the center section and put out the rest of
the magazine as usual. I've seen kids almost hyperventilate when they see
the cover, but very few come up to the desk to complain. A couple of
times I've been accused of wasting taxpayer money, but when I suggest
that they invite the taxpayers in to complain to me personally, that ends
the conversation. I've also had inflated offers to sell the section to
raise money for the library. So, I tell them to have their parents come
in to make the payment. Again, end of conversation. Actually, all of this
goes on in good fun, and I get the impression that no one really expects
to find the swimsuit issue in the school library, especially when I
remind any complainers that we deal with jr. high as well as sr. high

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On Thu, 9 Feb 1995, Doris A. Shaughnessy wrote:

> Peter--My tongue is completely in my cheek (I forget--what's the symbol
> for that?) but one way for the LMS to deal with that embarrassing swimsuit
> issue would be to draw on, paste on, or post a protest on the cover--
> anoymously, of course--and then publicly say something to the
> effect that "This vandalism problem just keeps getting worse every year."
>
> Doris A. Shaughnessy, L.M.S.             Home: 404-992-7569
> Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School        Work: 404-241-3063
> 2560 Tilson Road                         mstddsx@gsusgi2.gsu.edu
> Decatur, GA 30032    "Where nuns have gone before."
>