tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post565073299221831167..comments2023-09-26T05:33:04.420-07:00Comments on Marylinn Kelly: STEP.AWAY.FROM.THE.BOOK.Marylinn Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-77273855356214959312010-09-30T13:57:05.166-07:002010-09-30T13:57:05.166-07:00Erin - How affirming to hear from a librarian, sou...Erin - How affirming to hear from a librarian, source of this on-going campaign, front line against ignorance and censorship.<br /><br />Thank you for continuing to keep this threat in front of the public...sometimes I wonder if the computer may be held responsible for what seems like a replay of the Dark Ages as ignorance runs across the land like celebrity gossip. Obviously there are views I wish could be stifled, my belief being they add to our fear and intolerance, yet knowing, as you've written, that my rights and theirs are bound together, as they should be.<br /><br />Bless all you librarians. The age would be much darker without you. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-54848707604299275182010-09-28T10:26:48.288-07:002010-09-28T10:26:48.288-07:00Here at the Cambria Library, as in libraries all a...Here at the Cambria Library, as in libraries all across the nation, we have displays, bookmarks, bulletin boards, etc. letting the public know about Banned Book Week every year. We all wear shirts with lists of banned books on the back. I'm always amazed by how many of our patrons say "They're not still doing that are they?" or "What's a banned book?" Or worst of all - "Well, some of these should be banned!" What some people don't realize is that if things you "don't" like can be banned, then things you "do" like can be also. Some people want to ban "Brokeback Mountain", but would have a fit if I said "Let's ban anything by Ann Coulter or Bill O'Reilly". The point of freedom of speech and of the press is that everyone gets their say, whether everyone else agrees with it or not. It's a very short step from banning to burning. American libraries are at the forefront of protecting the right of books (all books) to exist and be available to all. Thanks for spreading the word, Marylinn - from me and librarians everywhere. <br />ErinErin in Morro Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837848620673552009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-87404985138114383572010-09-27T08:45:46.074-07:002010-09-27T08:45:46.074-07:00Laoch - And the list of 100 is filled with titles ...Laoch - And the list of 100 is filled with titles that, whether they continue to resonate for us or not, certainly connect us to the lives we inhabited when we first encountered them. I feel THE GRAPES OF WRATH is every bit as significant today, in light of our economic plight and indifference to suffering.<br /><br />Rebecca - When the Klan marches in Idaho, I remind myself the right for them to do so is what guides me. I can only think in terms of "how dare you" when any of us is silenced. I love that you have a banned books bracelet...what a cool thing; hmmm, an upcoming art project here?<br /><br />Holden (reread last year) reminds me of discovering that some grown-ups had not lost all touch with their teenaged selves and knew those thoughts and emotions mattered. (gross oversimplification, pardon.)<br /><br />noloot, now I KNOW they are watching. Love, M.<br /><br />Artist and Geek - Thank you for illumination...I had no idea (a statement my son would refer to as Dr. Obvious) that LOLITA was interpreted that way. I probably missed every bit nuance, having read it so long ago. It seems unlikely, though I could be wrong, that anyone stumbles, uninformed, into Burroughs or Henry Miller any more, though I have been grievously misled (in a book group, especially) by titles that seemed to be favored by so many and turned out to be such crap. Now there is a place a warning would be nice.<br /><br /><br />The notion that "the people" are unequipped to handle knowledge, radical (and frequently compassion-filled) thought is exactly why it has to remain accessible. Isn't it likely that treating us like nitwits for so long will make it so? Oh, but then I just answered my own question. Yrs. in the continuing struggle, M.<br /><br />Denise - Radical without a clue, at least in the Salinger episode. Because in my home we read anything we wanted from early ages, it truly never occurred to me that there were books that would get me into trouble. So yes, an inadvertent troublemaker, but I appreciate being given credit for it. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-35422010310197696132010-09-27T03:31:39.038-07:002010-09-27T03:31:39.038-07:00atta grrl,
possible expulsion for free thinking a...atta grrl,<br /><br />possible expulsion for free thinking at age 16.<br /><br />I am so proud of you.<br /><br />Steinbeck is queued up next on audible as I stitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-91964652159776798522010-09-25T22:56:06.989-07:002010-09-25T22:56:06.989-07:00Hi, thanks for posting the link, what a great idea...Hi, thanks for posting the link, what a great idea. I skimmed through the list and was shocked at books that were suggested for or actually banned: To kill a mocking bird? The color purple?etc. And some of the ignorance involved as in 1984 for being "pro-communist". Published in 1948 (hence the title), it was Orwell's great concern that we might head into a totalitarian, big brother type of government. Mmmh. If anything, it was anti-communist. Although, I do think that Henry Miller's novels should come with an advisory and Lolita made me uncomfortable until I was told that she represents the love affair one might have with a youth obsessed America.Artist and Geeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-67422943762885717612010-09-25T19:22:30.579-07:002010-09-25T19:22:30.579-07:00I meant Catcher but I love Cather too :)
wv: nol...I meant Catcher but I love Cather too :)<br /><br /><br />wv: noloot. ain't that the truth! hahahahaha.Radish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-40548891604866599712010-09-25T19:21:41.177-07:002010-09-25T19:21:41.177-07:00This is so excellent. The idea of banning books te...This is so excellent. The idea of banning books terrifies me down to my toes. And in this weird political climate it wouldn't surprise me to see it take hold I mean really take hold. I have a banned books bracelet that I wear all the time. It's just small squares of book covers of books that have been banned. It reminds me. I loved Cather. The Jesus Prayer. I've never forgotten any of it. Thank you.<br />love,<br />RebeccaRadish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-29941911807249169462010-09-25T17:54:12.817-07:002010-09-25T17:54:12.817-07:00When I think about the Salinger book in retrospect...When I think about the Salinger book in retrospect it doesn't really resonate with me, but The Grapes of Wrath was a giant book that everyone really should read.Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506141014376919585noreply@blogger.com