[Publib] "tolerance"

[Sue Kamm]

Indulging the Elephant's Child in me, I searched under "Wicca" in WorldCat
and the LC catalog. The hits in both sources were classed in BF
(witchcraft) or 133 (my knowledge of Dewey has left me since I now work in
an LC library.)  

It wouldn't surprise me if books on witchcraft and/or Wicca were among the
most checked out and never returned, along with our civil service test
books for law enforcement officer.

Your friendly neighborhood CyberGoddess and ALA Councilor at Large, 
Sue Kamm
Email: suekamm[at]mindspring.com
Inglewood/Los Angeles, CA
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> [Original Message]
> From: lynne ingersoll <lingersoll at blueislandlibrary.org>
> To: <sbowser at lancaster.lib.pa.us>; <publib at webjunction.org>
> Date: 6/29/2007 10:58:25 AM
> Subject: RE: Re: [Publib] "tolerance"
>
> Several years ago I asked our cataloger to recatalog all the Wicca books,
> then in the Occult section, into the 200's to put it with other religions.
> I wasn't looking for dissent but I was surprised that absolutely no one
> commented or probably even noticed.
>
> Lynne S. Ingersoll
> Reference Services Manager
> Technical Services Manager
> Blue Island Public Library
> 2433 York St.
> Blue Island, IL 60406
> (708) 388-1078 x20
> (708) 388-9301 Fax
>  
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
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> On Behalf Of Sue Bowser
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 12:19 PM
> To: publib at webjunction.org
> Subject: FWD: Re: [Publib] Threats Force SC Library to Cancel Summer
> Program-6/20/2007 8:00:00 AM - School Library Journal
>
> In a time long,long ago in a library far, far away we did a patron survey.
> One patron wrote that she was "tolerant" of the fact that we had books on
> other religions.  The next day the Booklist featuring books on religion
> arrived.  I took great delight in testing her tolerance by buying books on
> every religion I could find.
>
>
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