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I have many gay/les titles plus tons of books from the Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the Diocese. I also have several openly gay and lesbian students who read widely...so there is a definite need in my library. Allan Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo (Brother Donogh Allan, MGC) Bishop Kearney High School Library 125 Kings Highway South Rochester, New York 14617 585-342 -4000 x231 585-342- 4694 (FAX) acuseo@bkhs.org Education in the tradition of the Christian Brothers FAC OMNIA BENE (Do all things well) Bless the work. Bless the day. Come to aid us. Angels stay! Irish blessing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rubaiyat" <cclark@PLEASANTHILLSCHOOLS.COM> To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: Re: Please Vote > I have found myself in the last few months refusing to purchase books on > gay/lesbian relationships. Some of these books receive excellent = > reviews > and I feel there is a need for such books in a collection. I feel = > guilty > about not ordering these books, because of not wanting to open this > pandora's box. To me this is the worst kind of censorship, but I = > haven't > decided how to resolve this issue. I feel that is some ways I = > underserving > a sigment of my population. > > The other reason that I refuse to purchase this type of books, is that I > know that we do not have any gay and lesbian students in the district -- > tongue in cheek. =20 > > Curtis L. Clark > Library Media Specialist > Pleasant Hill Middle School > 1301 East Myrtle > Pleasant Hill, MO 64080 > 816 540 2149 #122 > Fax # 816 987 2017 > cclark@pleasanthillschools.com > =20 > "I'll have to admit that he's a very competent scholar." "Isn't he just = > a > libarian?" Garion asked, "somebody who looks after books?" > "That's where all the rest of the scholarship starts, Garion. All the = > books > in the world won't help you if they're just piled in a heap." > David Eddings "King of the Murgos" > =20 > =20 > Procrastination, > I've been told, > Is the source of all my sorrow, > I don't know what it means, > I'll look in up tomorrow. (maybe) > =20 > > *=09 > "I have the body of a God -- Buddha" > *=09 > "I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing." > *=09 > "Sex on TV only hurts when you fall off." > *=09 > "Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a > horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?" > *=09 > "Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll > squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?" > *=09 > "It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere." > *=09 > "The best way to a man's heart is to split the chest cavity open." > *=09 > "Clones are people two." > *=09 > "If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there > to hear it, is he still wrong?" > > =20 > "We are Microsoft. Resistance is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated." > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- > All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ > LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-