On Sep 2, 2010, at 9:24 PM, krysto wrote: > I wrote to Rebecca Huggins, director of the Fairfield Library, asking why she > decided not to include the donated copy of Robes of Silk, Feet of Clay in the > collection. I stressed the importance of freedom of expression. > > She then invited me to come talk with her, which I did today. > > Here is what happened, from her point of view. > > 1. Rick Archer brought her the book, and strongly urged her to read it first, > then offer it in the library. She took it home, but was unable to find time > to read it right away, as a couple of staff members were out sick and she was > working very long hours.
Is it just me, or does anybody really believe this? She had nearly a month. > 4. She received enough requests from people - or complaints (many of them > probably inspired by FFLife) - that she took the matter to the Regional > Librarian. The...the...the...Regional Librarian?? OMG, I've always dreamed of that!!! > As she said, there are thousands of books in the library that she personally > disagrees with very deeply. But as Director, she has no desire or intention > to make the collection correspond with her personal beliefs or values. I'm not convinced. I will be if the book survives without having something "accidentally"spilled on it, "accidentally" lost, put on endless hold, or otherwise taken out of commission. > Let me close by saying that some of the denizens of Fairfield Life once again > showed their nastiness and their terribly small-mindedness in the rush to > judgment about Rebecca. Thank you~~we try. :) And we're glad when we don't disappoint. > A striking lack of willingness to find out what is really going on, > preferring instead to apply snap judgments and to wail and posture and go on > the attack. This is sad, and I think rather destructive of some of the values > I personally wish we could be fostering. Who is "we"? And what "values" do you think *you're* fostering when you name-call and refer to people you disagree with as "denizens" and their very valid concerns as "wailing" and "posturing"? Sal
