The friday updates for this week include censorship, free speech, circulation records, 19th Century library, farewell to a high school librarian. Enjoy!
The friday updates for this week include censorship, free speech, circulation records, 19th Century library, farewell to a high school librarian. Enjoy!
From the L.A. Times
Close the Book on Censorship
\”A wise man once noted that a university is a collection of books. A high school or junior high is no different. It is there that young minds should be exposed to books and a variety of readings and ideas.
Sadly, that\’s not always true. The only lesson two recent cases of book-banning, in Anaheim and Placentia, taught developing minds was one of prejudice, fear and censorship.\”
From the Eagle Tribune
Librarians say free speech, computer filters don\’t mix
\”A new federal law could soon require libraries and schools to screen inappropriate Web sites from public Internet terminals.
But don\’t expect filtering software to appear in local libraries any time soon.
Librarians in the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire appear ready to wait out an expected legal challenge before complying with the new requirement, which was part of a budget bill signed into law last week by President Clinton.\”
From Ohio.com
Summit library lends 4 million items in \’00
\”Sometime between 12:15 and 12:45 p.m. on Dec. 27, the Akron-Summit County Public Library made history: It circulated its 4 millionth item in 2000.
Library director Steven Hawk was realistic in announcing the mark. “Given the day of the week and the time of the year,\’\’ he told the library\’s marketing communications committee yesterday, the item “was probably a video.\’\’
From the Dallas News
Determined citizens rallied around library in 1890s
\”Is a city really a city if it doesn\’t give its residents a free public library?
But that is precisely what Dallas was in 1890, when the city, with about 38,000 people, boasted the largest population in Texas. It still had no free public library.
May Dickson Exall, the president of the Shakespeare Club of Dallas in the 1890s and later the first president of the Public Library Association, began the first successful campaign for a library in 1899.\”
From the Telegraph
Milford High librarian left proud legacy
\”For 20 years, Holly Wadsworth ruled the library at Milford High School with a combination of good humor and toughness, which is a legacy that won’t be forgotten even though cancer finally claimed her.
“All positions are important, but with some positions you manage to touch everyone in the school – and Holly did just that,” said Milford High principal Brad Craven, a longtime friend. “She ran her library in a very personable style. The kids really liked her, and she didn’t have to fight for their respect. She had it already because of the way she treated them.\”
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