Re: [LM_NET] GEN: Is this censorship?

[Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>]

In my opinion, if you have decided the book is not appropriate for your collection 
-- I don't see that as censorship.
  If you purchased a book on history and found that it was poorly written -- you 
wouldn't put it on the shelf.
   
  Use your own good judgement
  Pick your battles -- plan to win the war
  Paula

sarah <sarah.ludwig@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
  I recently purchased Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky. I read
it before it went on the shelf. It's my opinion that this is a
TERRIBLY written book. The subject matter is great--it speaks very
frankly about sex--but it's just a bad book. I'm disappointed; I
expected more. Anyway, my question is, if I don't put this book on the
shelf, am I censoring it? It hasn't *technically* been on the shelf
yet, but I did buy it, process it, and add it to the catalog. In the
spirit of full disclosure, I also know that some of our more
conservative parents might take issue with the subject matter, and I'm
not sure I want to put a poor-quality book out there that might get me
into some hot water. It's no Judy Blume...

Sarah Ludwig
Director of Library Services
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Wilbraham, MA 01095
413-596-6811
sludwig@wmanet.org

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Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center
Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
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