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Forward from  Patricia D. Wallace,  Chair, Hawaii Working Group
(ALA Social Responsibility Round Table /Alternatives in Print Division)
SLIS graduate student, Texas Women's University
Denwall@aol.com

The following message has been cross-posted; please excuse any
duplication.
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LETTER #10
From: Gloria Kobayashi <gkobayas@makani.k12.hi.us
Librarian, Waiakea High School, Hilo, Hawaii
To: DENWALL@aol.com
Subject: B&T contract
Date: Jan 14,1997

As a former public librarian in Hilo, Hawaii, who is now a school
librarian at a local high school, my reaction to the B&T contract is:

Having B&T buy books for libraries in Hawaii is like allowing a mainland
firm to buy meat,  produce and groceries for a local supermarket.  A
private business must cater to the needs and wants of its public.  Without
local librarians directly involved in selecting books and materials, a
crucial
facet of the librarian's responsibilities is taken away.  As a school
librarian,
I have always counted on the public librarians to take the lead in book
selection.  When we were all being serviced by the same processing center,
I valued the importance of the booklists  that the public librarians created
for
our use.  With few selection tools at  our dispposal, I considered these
lists invaluable tools to find out what new titles are available for us.
I sincerely hope that changes can be made to the contract that involves
local selection again.

Gloria Kobayashi  /  gkobayas@k12.hi.us
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LETTER #11
From:  Anonymous Librarian in Hawaii
To: DENWALL@aol.com
Subject: Star-Bulletin Article
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997

Many thanks for helping the libraries get another front-page article!
The politicians need to know that Hawaii's reputation is on the line. Bart
Kane sounds as intransigent as ever.  Baker & Taylor can be faulted
for poor selection, but Kane (and the Board of Education) are
responsible for a terrible contract.
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