Film librarian Steve Fesenmaier has written a lengthy review of the film “Save and Burn” about the destriction of libraries and the corresponding destruction of culture. Can anyone help me track down independent information about this film other than this review and the posts that cite it?
Author: jessamyn
now I’ll never get to read How To Make Love Like a Porn Star
Libraries still not buying porn, or even books that seem like they might be porn. While I object to the misuse of the word schizophrenia this article otherwise has some good points about what librarians say versus what they do in their own librarias as far as sexually explicit books are concerned.
[T]he absence of the book [How To Make Love Like a Porn Star] confirms what some of my librarian friends have said for years: we merely give lip service to the First Amendment. We bypass some books with sexual content to forestall challenges to the collection before they even arise. Given the current climate of religious conservatism and tight budgets, perhaps that’s not so surprising. [thanks matthew]
feed of the day, again?
It’s sort of flattering to be Feedster’s Feed of the Day twice in two weeks, but I bet it’s just because they have a lack of strong authority control and spelled it once with an uppercase L and once without.
more nancy pearl
Nancy Pearl’s action figure is outselling all the other action figures at Archie McPhee. This means that in at least one sense, she’s more popular than Jesus. More factoids about her in this interview. [lisnews]
national medical librarians month
It’s National Medical Librarians Month and MLA has all sorts of good ideas of ways you can “celebrate“