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From: Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Books Banned in Utah.
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 06:03:40 +0100
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On 13/08/2024 17:20, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 13 Aug 2024, Paul S Person wrote:
> 
>> On 8 Aug 2024 08:11:01 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
>>
>>> Mike Van Pelt  <usenet@mikevanpelt.com> wrote:
>>>> Do you want grammar school libraries to stock The Turner
>>>> Diaries, or other racist literature?  I sure don't.
>>>
>>> This is what librarians are for.  They provide context to books.
>>
>> I'm not sure what is meant by "provide context". I suggest that making
>> choices, providing clues to where a particular book might be, and
>> keeping order is closer to what librarians are for.
>>
>> A well-curated, well-maintained, and easily navigated library is a
>> thing of beauty.
>>
>> But what "context"? Posters? Pamphlets? Lecture series? Nattering at
>> patrons about the books they are checking out? Sounds pretty intrusive
>> to me.
>>
>> And what /conceivable/ "context" could make, say, /Lady Chatterley's
>> Lover/ acceptable to 4th graders? Apart from putting it in the Adult
>> Section and keeping the kids confined to the Kiddie Section, of
>> course.
>>
> 
> My ideal would be a brief chat when checking in/out books (if done by a 
> physical counter). Somethings along the lines of... "did you enjoy the 
> book? Ah, great, if so, check out these guys some time." Doesn't seem to 
> intrusive to me.
> 
> If they were moer ambitious they could perhaps even arrange some kind of 
> lecture or invite an author. Depending on the topic or author, that 
> could also be interesting. But perhaps their resources and time 
> contraints make such things very difficult. =/

I see little handwritten cards at the book store
which are presented as personal recommendations.
One of these encourageded me to purchase
_Gestapo Mars_.  I now know that almost no one
should do that.  Draw your conclusion......