From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairfieldl...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of feste37 Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 3:19 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Book Banning
This book is listed in the Fairfield Public Library catalog, although it is not yet available. It is "in processing." I doubt whether this entry (see below) would have appeared in the catalog had the library decided not to take the book. My guess is that what we have here is a case of bureaucratic slowness, which of course is less exciting than those incendiary words, censorship and banning. Given the title of the book, I think Rebecca is probably quite right to want to read it first or consult published reviews. It is after all, a self-published book, not subject to peer review, and no published reviews have yet appeared, to my knowledge. I don't think a public library is obliged to accept just any book merely because it has been donated. I think there is a strong case for placing it in the library, but I can also understand Rebecca's sense of professional caution about the matter. Book Robes of silk, feet of clay : the true story of a love affair with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru followed by the Beatles and Mia Farrow / Judith Bourque. Author: Bourque, Judith. Locations: Fairfield Public New Non-Fiction 141.3 BOURQUE In Processing This just happened, undoubtedly because the feedback she started getting this week.
