From: James Elliott <libraryjim>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:19:30 -0400 (EDT)

"Zorro" by Isabel Allende Next up:
"Dust to Bones" by Kathy Reichs (my wife is currently reading it)

Jim Elliott North Florida, USA

"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open ... every child in America should have access to a well-stocked school or community library"
--Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States


----- Original Message ----- From: Sally Miller <derbymiller at fuse.net> To: David Richardson <rich5568 at hotmail.com>, nancegar at aol.com, ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Sent: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 15:16:21 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Library censorship

I hope everyone noticed that David remembered to mention what he's currently reading! I do hope more of us do--I find it such fun. Sally Derby I'm currently reading Hurt Go Happy at the recommendation of my thirteen-year-old granddaughter.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Richardson" <rich5568 at hotmail.com> To: <nancegar at aol.com>; <ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Library censorship


>
> May I add that by the time a censorship issue (or funding issue, or any
> other such issue) has reach the public forum (especially the NY Times or
> national magazines), there are always political overtones to it. After
> all, isn't that the goal of the parties involved? To create such a
> volatile situation that politicians act on whichever group's behalf in
> order to garner public support in the next election.
>
> This would make any issue in print or on the news out of bounds. Perhaps
> there are cases where the spirit, not the letter, of the law needs to be
> followed.
>
> Dave Richardson
> who is reading the ARC of The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes by Marlane
> Kennedy
>
>
>
>> From: Nancegar at aol.com
>> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 10:52:22 -0400
>> To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
>> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Library censorship
>>
>> Although I understand and appreciate the "rule" about keeping politics
>> out of
>> CCBC discussions, I agree wholeheartedly that incidents of library
>> censorship, regardless of whether they're perpetrated by political
>> candidates and
>> officials or private citizens, are relevant to those of us who read and
>> contribute
>> to the CCBC listserv. I guess we've just found out how hard it
>> sometimes is
>> to separate the two--but given the several book-related professions
>> represented by CCBC subscribers, I'd vote for allowing censorship
>> discussions
>> regardless of any political overtones. But perhaps in those cases in
>> which there
>> are such overtones, it would indeed be wise to avoid any appearance of
>> campaigning overtly for or against any of the political figures involved.
>> Given the
>> fact that most (all? almost all?) of us are anti-censorship, our views
>> pro or con
>> those political figures are likely to be obvious anyway--but it would be
>> too
>> bad and I think a mistake to ignore discussing any censorship situation
>> that
>> had political overtones.
>>
>> I do think, though, that the Sara Palin situation is a more than usually
>> questionable one given that she's actively running for office and since
>> the
>> censorship situation in which she was involved occurred some time ago.
>> For that
>> reason, it was perhaps a good idea that we were reminded of the "rule."
>> Unless I
>> missed it, though, I don't think that anyone participating in the
>> discussion
>> openly advocated voting one way or the other.
>>
>> Nancy Garden
>>
>>
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