oh for god's sake...you'd think you were in Berkeley gary
> Something to chew on: > > "Would your library consider switching to USDA certified organic-popcorn > in light of the fact that non-organic popcorn is on the FDA's list of the > top ten foods most contaminated with toxic pesticides and chemicals?" From > "All Things Corn" at Green Your Library by Laura Bruzas at > http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/green-your-library/all-things-corn > > I'm skeptical about this. I've been searching online but cannot find the > FDA list cited. I see similar lists, but not any that include popcorn. > Apparently the most hazardous foods are fruits, veggies, dairy, fish, etc. > > Still, popcorn is made with pesticides. What do you think? Should > libraries serve organic popcorn at screenings? > > Mike > > Michael May > Adult Services Librarian > Carnegie-Stout Public Library > 360 West 11th Street > Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA > Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 > Fax: 563-589-4217 > Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us<mailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us> > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
