[Publib] DC Nightspot vs. SC Library Programs

[Sharon Foster]

It's the last remaining indoor "commons." There's still city hall, but
you can't hang out there all day. There's the mall, but that's really
private ground, as anyone who has ever been thrown out for wearing a
t-shirt with a politically incorrect message (the names of Americans
who have died in Iraq, for example) will tell you. The public library
is the final, most visible, frontier of the notions of public good,
common good, and intellectual freedom. As such, it is a clear and
present danger to those who would impose their theocratic ideals on
all of us.

Just my personal opinion, of course.

On 7/1/07, Judith Turner <turnermalibmba at yahoo.com> wrote:
> His reaction to the stories convinced me to pose this question -- when/how
> did public libraries become such a vulnerable spot in the ongoing conflict
> between Fundamentalism and personal liberties?
>
> Judy Turner
> Whitefish Bay, WI
>

-- 
Sharon M. Foster
F/OSS Evangelist
Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street
Cheshire, CT  06410
http://www.cheshirelibrary.org

Any opinions expressed here are entirely my own.