I certainly don't believe in banning books but I won't volunteer to validate anything I don't want to read. It's obvious from the books in the Bookshare collection that there is a wide range of interests which is the great thing about the submission policy but my time is too precious to not be selective about what I am willing to validate. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:13 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Banned Books
Hi all, Original message:Hello Everyone,Am I the only one with a contrary disposition, or is anyone else keeping this list around so that we can make sure that all of these books make it into the BookShare collection? Think I'll try for one or two a month from my library. That is, of course, unless my library has seen fit to ban them. If so, Ebay, and Amazon, here I come!If you scan 'em, I'll validate 'em. I don't have time to scan. This whole issue of banning books is so awful!One of the reasons I get so bent out of shape when I hear that books have been banned is that for most of my life, I lived in a world that might as well have banned books to me. I could only read the few braille books that were in the NLS collection. I could only read the recorded books which NLS decided they wanted to record. Everything else was banned by reason of inaccessibility! I'm totally and completely against banning of books! I don't mind putting them in restricted areas, I don't mind making some books tabu because their subject matter is too difficult or too contraversial for some to understand, but banning them, no, no, a thousand times no! If you want to read something, you should be allowed to read it! Judging one's readiness for reading a given book is or should be part of a parent's job. they should know their kids and understand that there will come a time when Johnny or Susie is going to want info on subjects that aren't necessarily what the parents would have them read. How much better to be a parent who can say confidently, "I wish you would not read this book because I don't believe the author treats the subject well. If you think you need to read this book, then let's read it together and we'll talk about it."Whenever I think of banned books I think of that song from The Fantastics which the two fathers sing:Why did the kids pour jam on the cat? Raspberry jam all over the cat, Why did the kids pour jam on the cat? Because we said no! Mary, you go, gal, and I'll validate whatever you scan. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons Portal Tutoring NEW EMAIL ADDRESS EFFECTIVE NOW: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx OLD EMAIL, EFFECTIVE TILL 09/30/07: akp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.portaltutoring.info "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost."Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. Visit www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.35/1039 - Release Date: 9/29/2007 9:46 PM
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