Wednesday August 30, 2006

  (09:43 pm) Progress?

     This posting over at LISNews concerns a project by ALA to create guidelines for developing graphic novel collections. Part of that is a section on dealing with challenged books which offers this little gem:

Can a child check out graphic novels, even those intended for adults?

The conviction that young persons are entitled to enjoy the same freedom to read as adults is not a belief that children should be given adult-themed materials. We believe in freedom of choice for all people but we also believe in common sense, and common sense will tell you that it is extremely unusual for a young child to check out adult material.

     I guess it all depends on how you want to define 'adult-themed materials' but at least there is some acknowledgement that, no, kids shouldn't have access to everything.

  (09:32 pm) re: Cuban Librarians At IFLA

     Okay, nuff of that. Life goes on, not for the librarians in prison, or it does, just barely, but still... why should we care? . However if you'd like an anatomy class on hypocrites, Case #1 is here. Look for emails concerning a petition to "condemn Israel's aggression against Lebanon".