[Libs-Or] Attempts to censor bookstore display in Ashland.

[Tony]

The situation in Ashland calls for more than a theoretical response.


According to the ALA's Freedom to Read statement, items 6 is directly germane for library action in this case.


6. It is the responsibility of publishers and librarians, as guardians of the people's freedom to read, to contest encroachments upon that freedom [freedom to read] by individuals or groups seeking to impose their own standards or tastes upon the community at large; and by the government whenever it seeks to reduce or deny public access to public information.


This doesn't say libraries and librarians will only resist censorship of library materials.


Tony Greiner, Portland Community College Library


Primo and Alma: Making WorldCat Local Look Good
**tony_greiner at hotmail.com**
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