LISNews: Librarian News

Reminds me of Major Dreedle and the "loyalty oath" in Catch 22.Political correctness in librarianship has led to "intellectual freedom mission creep," where library directors earnestly explain to the community that pornography is "protected speech" -- when it quite obviously isn't.( Great examples of ACLU and Librarians Gone Wild mischaracterizations of the First Amendment in Cleveland.)Just like the "Library Bill of Rights" granting "rights" to children when these so-called rights actually are expressly denied in constitutional case law.Such arguments cut no ice with the local community, which pays the library's bills. Along comes a politician who knows all of this, knows the law, holds the power and purse strings, has common sense, and she... just...says..."NO!"And "no" it is.Or, as General Dreedle said in the lunch line when told he had to sign a loyalty oath to get his food (banging his tray on the counter):"Gimme EAT!"