Re: Books Banned in Utah.

On Tue, 13 Aug 2024, Paul S Person wrote:

On 8 Aug 2024 08:11:01 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
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Mike Van Pelt  <usenet@mikevanpelt.com> wrote:

Do you want grammar school libraries to stock The Turner
Diaries, or other racist literature?  I sure don't.

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This is what librarians are for.  They provide context to books.

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I'm not sure what is meant by "provide context". I suggest that making
choices, providing clues to where a particular book might be, and
keeping order is closer to what librarians are for.
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A well-curated, well-maintained, and easily navigated library is a
thing of beauty.
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But what "context"? Posters? Pamphlets? Lecture series? Nattering at
patrons about the books they are checking out? Sounds pretty intrusive
to me.
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And what /conceivable/ "context" could make, say, /Lady Chatterley's
Lover/ acceptable to 4th graders? Apart from putting it in the Adult
Section and keeping the kids confined to the Kiddie Section, of
course.
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My ideal would be a brief chat when checking in/out books (if done by a physical counter). Somethings along the lines of... "did you enjoy the book? Ah, great, if so, check out these guys some time." Doesn't seem to intrusive to me.
If they were moer ambitious they could perhaps even arrange some kind of lecture or invite an author. Depending on the topic or author, that could also be interesting. But perhaps their resources and time contraints make such things very difficult. =/