A brave statement for a librarian to be making these days:
[Quote from May 21 Chicago Tribune; story courtesy Librarian.net.]A children’s book depicting a masked burglar pointing a gun at a woman will remain in Evanston Public Library despite complaints that the image is too violent for young readers.
“A good library collection should have something to offend everyone,” said Jan Bojda, head of children’s services at the library. “If they don’t, they are not doing their job.”
A Democratic Socialist explains «what Democratic Socialism actually is»: Not just a return to the halcyon days of the New Deal. “I’m a staff writer at the socialist magazine Jacobin and a member of DSA, and here’s...
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A somewhat weird good morning Rochester today as steam from a power plant drifts across the rising sun. Wind is calm, …
Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, February 1, 2016
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