Re: Librarian Profile/Washington Post

[michele missner <missnerm@athenet.net>]

I guess that I would like to know what kind of rag the Washington Times
(not Post) is?  It sounds like the article was written by Dr. Laura
herself.  There is no doubt that the profession is changing with the
times.  I myself do not think that there is anything wrong with ALA
supporting gay rights, etc.  However, seeing that our funding is often
based on community support, I have very mixed emotions about filtering
for kids.  On the one hand, I think that filtering (we have it in our
school district) often filters out the good and leaves the bad.  We
would not order pornographic literature for our collections in schools
so just what do we do about the Internet?  As a person who is over 45,
female, and liberal, I am in a bind.  What should I do and what do we do
about articles like this that do not talk about the good things we do,
but portray us in a pejorative light?
Michele Missner

Gail Grainger wrote:
>
> Could we discuss this Washington Post article?
> http://www.washtimes.com/culture/culture1.html
>  Gail
> Gail Shea Grainger
> Librarian,  Chesterfield School, Chesterfield, NH
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Michele Missner
Program Leader, Library Media Services
Appleton Area School District
Office: Einstein Middle School
Phone: 920 832-4899
email:  missnerm@athenet.net
        missnermichele@aasd.k12.wi.us

Library Media Specialist
Appleton West High School
610 N. Badger Ave.
Appleton, Wi. 54914
Phone: 920 832-4162
Fax:     920 832-6239/4819
website:  http/www.athenet.net/~westfive

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