Most folks who are concerned about removing books, DVD's and
CD's from library shelves are well intentioned.
They truly feel that the content-- the words, ideas, pictures, or
sounds--are detrimental to someone. They
don't want a child or a teen or someone they care about to run into something
that might cause embarrassment, confusion, shock, or offence.
A public library in the US is one of the most subversive
places anywhere. Libraries are intended to be bastions of democracy. They are intended to be a place for
self-education, self-enrichment and THE place where ALL ideas can be reviewed
without judgment. Any good public library should have something to offend
everyone!
We all have the ability to choose whether to read, view or
listen to something or not. Even young
children understand when a parent says, "This is not for us. Let's keep looking for another book." We all have the right to decide what we wish
to share with our children and what we want to explore ourselves. We DO NOT have the right to decide for the ENTIRE
community. Celebrate BANNED BOOKS!
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