tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8000338182677581864..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Demented Censor Runs Wild in TennesseeSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84678925170831761722009-11-03T19:27:44.090-06:002009-11-03T19:27:44.090-06:00Wendy, I agree...small minds and big pencils don&#...Wendy, I agree...small minds and big pencils don't mix.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-79119303841707757222009-11-03T19:27:15.747-06:002009-11-03T19:27:15.747-06:00It's kind of surprising to me, Factotum, becau...It's kind of surprising to me, Factotum, because normally identifying this kind of person would still be politically correct...this person is definitely not one of the preferred (by the media and courts) liberal types.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-60949224670080407362009-11-03T19:25:27.856-06:002009-11-03T19:25:27.856-06:00I had the same reaction, Alissa. What did I miss?...I had the same reaction, Alissa. What did I miss? :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-10855581164931547802009-11-03T19:24:59.720-06:002009-11-03T19:24:59.720-06:00Caitlin, I've never run into "morality&qu...Caitlin, I've never run into "morality" censorship in a library book but I've seen it in "political" books where someone has taken offense to what was said about their point-of-view.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-31350120158519727382009-11-03T19:23:52.433-06:002009-11-03T19:23:52.433-06:00It does seem strange that someone would do this in...It does seem strange that someone would do this in books for adult readers, Mary...but some people really do believe that they know better than EVERYONE else.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23640216247680986492009-10-31T16:43:08.476-05:002009-10-31T16:43:08.476-05:00How obnoxious. I hate morality police...let us cho...How obnoxious. I hate morality police...let us choose for ourselves what we want to read or not. Marking up someone else's property, especially to censor out things one doesn't care for, is so controlling and paternalistic. Ugh.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332796775305098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-40545435378215939202009-10-30T09:10:38.129-05:002009-10-30T09:10:38.129-05:00I heard that the librarian claimed she couldn'...I heard that the librarian claimed she couldn't find out who had borrowed the books because of "federal privacy laws," which is BS. Twice I have had to pay for water damage to books I checked out. (Which, in their defense, I did cause, although not deliberately. My husband spilled wine on one book; I don't know what happened to the other.)<br /><br />The Memphis County Library Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-31251469594461020812009-10-30T06:43:46.632-05:002009-10-30T06:43:46.632-05:00The 9-11 report? Now, I'm almost tempted to bo...The 9-11 report? Now, I'm almost tempted to borrow this tome from my own library to find the naughty bits.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-27249847435506396392009-10-29T18:26:10.862-05:002009-10-29T18:26:10.862-05:00This is a really common behavior that's seen i...This is a really common behavior that's seen in most libraries at some point or another (my mother is a retired librarian so I've heard the stories). You'd be amazed at the things people want to prevent other people from knowing about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374987261333318644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46800254834831120622009-10-29T18:22:10.988-05:002009-10-29T18:22:10.988-05:00Amazing. I mean, it wouldn't surprise me if s...Amazing. I mean, it wouldn't surprise me if someone did this to kids or YA books (the whole nanny thing) but books for adults???Mary (Bookfan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00573126476574980169noreply@blogger.com