tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post3935637499055286972..comments2024-03-28T14:15:25.583-04:00Comments on SafeLibraries®: Deep Throat in the Public LibrarySafeLibraries®http://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-80335462146389596812011-02-19T15:44:37.640-05:002011-02-19T15:44:37.640-05:00As to your example post - I am not sure how it per...As to your example post - I am not sure how it pertains to the issue of offensive books' remaining access.<br /><br />And I agree with your post. That has nothing to do with the book and more to do with poor parenting. Thieves should get jail time not therapy.<br /><br />edited for spelling.john xerxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179547923690665987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-51852141531946439502011-02-19T15:43:37.939-05:002011-02-19T15:43:37.939-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.john xerxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179547923690665987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-52184664308466367092011-02-18T21:19:58.054-05:002011-02-18T21:19:58.054-05:00john xerxes, thanks for writing.
I am not certa...john xerxes, thanks for writing. <br /><br />I am not certain. I suppose that's up to the community to decide for itself.<br /><br />Possibly related but definitely interesting is this:<br /><br />"<a href="http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2010/07/extensive-therapy-for-library-thief.html" rel="nofollow">Extensive Therapy For Library Thief; Crestview Public Library Not Responsible For Child's Losing His Mind Over Stolen Adult Material</a>"SafeLibraries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-51672025655045609292011-02-18T20:30:33.101-05:002011-02-18T20:30:33.101-05:00What would be the worst thing that could happen if...What would be the worst thing that could happen if a book that was objectionable, on any number of levels, were actually left in the library?<br /><br />This is a serious question.john xerxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13179547923690665987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-64465830733517711742011-02-11T19:07:02.637-05:002011-02-11T19:07:02.637-05:00Thanks, both, for writing. Forgive me, everyone, ...Thanks, both, for writing. Forgive me, everyone, but the professor's final paragraph gave me a chuckle. Now professor? Be nice!! <br /><br />Oh, by the way, the West Bend matter was mentioned in something just published: "<a href="http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/book-banners-finding-power-in-numbers-28097/" rel="nofollow">Book Banners Finding Power in Numbers; Efforts to Ban Books in Schools have Shifted Subjects and Tactics, with the Efforts of Single Parents Now Being Replaced by Organizations</a>," by <b>Lewis Beale</b>, <i>Miller-McCune</i>, 10 February 2011.<br /><br />I have to admit the ALA propaganda machine is effective.SafeLibraries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-30895528422447843392011-02-11T09:51:14.329-05:002011-02-11T09:51:14.329-05:00This is the same slanderous nonsense these homopho...This is the same slanderous nonsense these homophobic Fundamentalists used to make West Bend an international laughing stock. The issues in West Bend had nothing to do with constitutional rights. It was about a small group of angry religious zealots who couldn't abide the presence of literature that included gay themes in a public library. They filed their complaint... and when it became clear that what they were originally asking for -- removal of anything that mentioned homosexuality -- was unconstitutional in the United States, they simply stirred the pot with all this fiery claptrap about porn int he children's section. Oh, and they were lying about it then, just as they are now.<br /><br />The real frustration for Ginny and her fellow fear mongers is that the US constitution will not allow her to impose her own narrow morality on everyone else. <br /><br />And Ginny? I talked to Jesus about you and He wants you to stop using his name.Mpetersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399880071535547324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-42779197599874397882011-02-09T23:46:04.882-05:002011-02-09T23:46:04.882-05:00In West Bend, Wisconsin, the Community Memorial Li...In West Bend, Wisconsin, the Community Memorial Library censors on a regular basis. Our young adult librarian touts her ability to spoon-feed pornographic materials to minor children as some sort of constitutional right, parents be damned. If that's not enough, the ALA strategically manipulated their library marionettes at a conference to show local communities once and for all that censorship is alive and well, and in the hands of their very own organization.West Bend Citizen Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16674336754911157020noreply@blogger.com