Comments on: Banned Books Week is next week

By: Libraryola » Carnival of the Infosciences #55

Libraryola » Carnival of the Infosciences #55 — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:18:49 +0000

[...] Banned Books Week is this week. Jessamyn West of librarian.net analyses the ALA’s efforts to promote and maintain the observance in her post “Banned Books Week is next week” (which obviously was written last week). [...]

By: randus

randus — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:28:27 +0000

it is really refresing to hear someone standing up against the government it is totally cool. i love people like you

By: SafeLibraries.org

SafeLibraries.org — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:29:03 +0000

It is refreshing to hear the truth from concerned librarians such as yourself, not the propaganda from ALA leadership, and I quote you, "It also highlights the thing we know about Banned Books Week that we don’t talk about much — the bulk of these books are challenged by parents for being age-inappropriate for children. While I think this is still a formidable thing for librarians to deal with, it’s totally different from people trying to block a book from being sold at all." When I get time I may add this to our Good Librarians page. Thank you for your honesty. Who knows, maybe ALA leadership will start calling YOU a censor now.

By: don warner saklad dsaklad@gnu.org

don warner saklad dsaklad@gnu.org — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 08:05:12 +0000

Even while promoting banned books week our cities’ public libraries censor their own public records of themselves as an institution from staff, from users. Grey literature of our cities’ public libraries, public records, public archival records need to be a focus of intellectual freedom, freedom to read, FOI freedom of information with respect to our cities’ public libraries’ public records. Ask to read consultants’ reports, studies on your favorite cities’ public libraries. Ask to read curatorial department heads’ reports of your favorite cities’ public libraries.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:09:39 +0000

The link to the free printable posters was a godsend at this very moment, as I scramble to assemble my display. No budget means no posters, so, yay, I’m using the free ones. Thanks!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:57:36 +0000

I think you are absolutely right about this. What is the purpose of banned books week? To get the books out there or merchandising for ALA? Is it an awareness campaign to talk about the “freedom to read”? Define what this is for me. I love it but I don’t know why I should buy into it.

By: bitacle.org

bitacle.org — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:00:39 +0000

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By: Nur mein Standpunkt » Nächste Woche: Banned Books Week

Nur mein Standpunkt » Nächste Woche: Banned Books Week — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:15:58 +0000

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