From the ALA Office for Information Freedom Blog:
ALA President Issues Statement Concerning the Library Controversy in West Bend, WI
Apparently, the city council voted to fire four members of the library board because they dared to keep LGBT-themed materials on the shelf after being ordered to remove them. What followed has been the usual fear-mongering and misinformation about "protecting the children."
Here is another blog entry on this development, which lists some of the titles in question (including The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chbosky and a whole host of books about puberty), examples of what is so offensive to the delicate sensibilities of these upstanding individuals, and contact information for the city councilmembers and the activist group responsible.
Forgive me for the departure from the previously light tone, but issues like this are a big part of why I became a librarian to begin with.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Thank you! Worth reading.
ReplyDelete