[LM_NET] Censorship

["Diane R. Chen" <dianerchen@COMCAST.NET>]

Having enjoyed the discussion on the "new" librarian finding a title 
in the library that merited reconsideration, I thought I'd share a 
positive moment. Finally, after 15 years as a LMS, I did have a 
new-to-our-school parent walk in and demand to know how many books 
from the Banned Book Lists were in my library. When I inquired as to 
his purpose, he informed me that his children were not going to be 
deprived of any books because of some wacky censor somewhere else in 
the world. He wanted to make sure I had some controversy available 
and if not, he was going to go buy some. I did pinch myself when he 
wasn't looking to be sure I wasn't dreaming.
During my LIS program at UIowa, Dr. Gerald Hodges did describe how 
censorship worked and that if all books that people objected to were 
removed from a library, someone would come in and object to the 
blandness of the collection. And there you go!

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Diane R. Chen, Library Information Specialist
Hickman Elementary, 112 Stewart's Ferry Pike
Nashville, TN 37214 TEL: 615 884-4026
Email: DianeRChen@comcast.net

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