[Publib] Censorship?

[Julie Bauer]

I don't know about censorship, but it is unethical
behavior to say the least.  I know it is an
uncomfortable thing to do, but the librarian's
supervisor should be informed.


--- ax3090 at wayne.edu wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm just over half way through the MLIS progam at
> Wayne State University and there's a question that
> has been weighing on my mind.  
> 
> Last fall, I spent quite a bit of time observing the
> reference desk at an area library.  One afternoon, a
> boy of about 11 or 12 came up to the desk to find
> out if the library had any information on devil
> worship.  Without saying a word, the librarian took
> the boy to the section where the information was
> located and, a few minutes later, both came back
> empy-handed.  She said, "I guess it must have been
> stolen" as he walked away.  Then she leaned over and
> whispered to me, "Sometime I tell them we don't even
> have it."  At the time, I thought, "Wow!  What a
> blatant act of censorship."  But now, after a few
> more library observations, I'm wondering if this is
> more common than I thought.  Are people acting in
> loco parentis based on the values of their
> communities or is it overt censorship?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jennifer>
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Julie Bauer
Collection Development Librarian
Loudoun County Public Library
Leesburg, Virginia