That's a clever rhetorical trick, but if a library doesn't carry a book that it doesn't even know about, that's not remotely the same as deliberately choosing not to carry a book that it does know about -- especially if it is known because it was requested by some patrons, or recommended by library professionals, or even offered to the library for free (such as the books, written by me, that one patron offered to the library in Londonderry).
As usual everything comes back to funding. If you're using your own money to stock and operate a library, then you can put whatever materials you want in it. It's an expression of your thoughts about what's worth reading, and what's not.
But as soon as you're taking tax money (which is the case for all the libraries I know about, and which is absolutely the case for school libraries), then you have to take their thoughts into account as well. You can't use tax money to run an indoctrination center, any more than you can take tax money to run a church.
And if the problem is funding, one solution is to stop funding libraries with taxes. Another is to give every taxpayer veto power over what goes into a library that is using his taxes. I think the latter would lead to some interesting situations: Some taxpayers would veto *Gender Queer*, while others would veto the King James Bible. Personally, I'd be curious to see what would remain in a collection curated this way. It might have no materials at all... which would mean no funding would be required. :^D
Librarians are Socialists. They use their position to push their own ideology. The last ALA president admitted it. She was fired and schools dropped their membership.
I have been painfully aware that here in VT one can get a library book that has (only) been thoroughly cleared by The Powers That Be. Independent thought is verboten. "Different" ideas and opinions also forbidden. NOT that anyone would admit that.
However, if you want to read the latest Romance Novel or Scary Ghost Story (by Stephen King...of course) have at thee!.
I donated the latest, most thorough world history book to the local library only to discover it was promptly relegated to the cellar only to be sold at the latest fund raiser.
I do not go there anymore.
I was also witness to Middlebury College throwing out any and all books that did not echo the predominant "liberal-think" didactic. Piled high. In dumpsters behind the buildings.
After going to other VT libraries it was painfully clear what they were doing. And ( I just HAVE to point this out) it moved full force with this blatant censorship train after having been instructed by the Obama Regime to Make It So. A librarian told me that they were instructed to get rid of any and all books before 2008...unless they were "classics". (Whatever that was supposed to mean).
It's time to Wake Up. Control of Free Speech is total annihilation of ALL speech. That first step has enabled The Immoral to take over our culture and promote anything THEY want. Pedophilia, anyone?
Pay attention. This is just the very beginning of the truth about the cultural and political usurpation of Our Children.
That's a clever rhetorical trick, but if a library doesn't carry a book that it doesn't even know about, that's not remotely the same as deliberately choosing not to carry a book that it does know about -- especially if it is known because it was requested by some patrons, or recommended by library professionals, or even offered to the library for free (such as the books, written by me, that one patron offered to the library in Londonderry).
As usual everything comes back to funding. If you're using your own money to stock and operate a library, then you can put whatever materials you want in it. It's an expression of your thoughts about what's worth reading, and what's not.
But as soon as you're taking tax money (which is the case for all the libraries I know about, and which is absolutely the case for school libraries), then you have to take their thoughts into account as well. You can't use tax money to run an indoctrination center, any more than you can take tax money to run a church.
And if the problem is funding, one solution is to stop funding libraries with taxes. Another is to give every taxpayer veto power over what goes into a library that is using his taxes. I think the latter would lead to some interesting situations: Some taxpayers would veto *Gender Queer*, while others would veto the King James Bible. Personally, I'd be curious to see what would remain in a collection curated this way. It might have no materials at all... which would mean no funding would be required. :^D
Librarians are Socialists. They use their position to push their own ideology. The last ALA president admitted it. She was fired and schools dropped their membership.
I have been painfully aware that here in VT one can get a library book that has (only) been thoroughly cleared by The Powers That Be. Independent thought is verboten. "Different" ideas and opinions also forbidden. NOT that anyone would admit that.
However, if you want to read the latest Romance Novel or Scary Ghost Story (by Stephen King...of course) have at thee!.
I donated the latest, most thorough world history book to the local library only to discover it was promptly relegated to the cellar only to be sold at the latest fund raiser.
I do not go there anymore.
I was also witness to Middlebury College throwing out any and all books that did not echo the predominant "liberal-think" didactic. Piled high. In dumpsters behind the buildings.
After going to other VT libraries it was painfully clear what they were doing. And ( I just HAVE to point this out) it moved full force with this blatant censorship train after having been instructed by the Obama Regime to Make It So. A librarian told me that they were instructed to get rid of any and all books before 2008...unless they were "classics". (Whatever that was supposed to mean).
It's time to Wake Up. Control of Free Speech is total annihilation of ALL speech. That first step has enabled The Immoral to take over our culture and promote anything THEY want. Pedophilia, anyone?
Pay attention. This is just the very beginning of the truth about the cultural and political usurpation of Our Children.
They are only safe IF WE protect them.
Thank you for this piece. Thank you.