Unstressed » libraries http://linebreak.org/blog A weblog from the editors of Linebreak Sun, 08 May 2011 07:06:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Editor responds to library censorship http://linebreak.org/blog/2009/11/19/editor-responds-to-library-censorship/ http://linebreak.org/blog/2009/11/19/editor-responds-to-library-censorship/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:57 +0000 Johnathon Williams http://linebreak.org/blog/?p=1448 Editor Ariel Schrag responds to the removal of her comics collection from middle school libraries in Sioux Falls, SD:

Banning the book isn’t going to change children’s behavior or somehow save them from the hard truths of teenage life–I find it very hard to believe that a child would hear a swear word for the very first time in the book, or that he or she would be made aware that teenagers sometimes have sexual relationships or smoke cigarettes.  The only thing that can make an impact in the way children act is communication, and this book provides a platform for that.

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The main note in this scent was copied from one of my favorite books — I happened to find a signed first edition of this novel a few years ago in London. I was more than a little excited because there were only ever a hundred in the first place!

Note the 2ml bottle is only $12.00.

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UBUWEB offers a handful of Erica Baum’s photo collections, including her series of library card catalogues.

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