[Publib] Assault on Reason?/Censorship

[Paula Laurita]

Let me toss into this mix--There are libraries in the US that do censor
through selection based upon philosophy of the library staff.  

 

In the 80s, prior to library school I volunteered in a public library (not
in Alabama, but a more "cosmopolitan" area).  Any and every book published
that was critical of Catholicism was purchased.  When I asked that the
library order
<http://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Moment-Paradox-Church-Postmodern/dp/00606609
7X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222723233&sr=1-5> The Catholic Moment:
The Paradox of the Church in the Postmodern World by Richard John Neuhaus I
was derided for my lack of intellect.  

 

This experience has helped to color my own selection ideals.  

 

Paula S.W. Laurita, MLIS
Coordinator of Public Services
Athens-Limestone Public Library
Athens, AL 35611

plaurita at athenslimestone.lib.al.us

We have found that a library is not an end in itself, but a means to many
ends.
Charles E. Rush, 1939 

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