[Homestead] Old books

Lynda lurine at softcom.net
Wed Oct 29 01:34:41 EDT 2008


Wow, sure glad I don't live in your states!  If the book exists in a library 
OR college libarry anywhere, I can get it from my little bitty "Can't Get 
Here From There" Nowheresville library.  Walk in, check the online searchy 
function thingy and then fill out the card.  A week or two, sometimes more 
because someone somewhere might have it checked out, and I've got any book 
in the world!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob ford" <bobford79 at yahoo.com>


> Libraries use to "disappear" Henry Miller and Wm. S. Burroughs.  Now, it 
> is more likely to be provocative political lit; and the bent dependent on 
> where you live.
>
> very hard to find certain conservative authors in urban libraries. 
> Librarians must receive many requests first, and then still get in a snit. 
> Librarians have much power in community, as do booksellers.  Internet has 
> thankfully mediated much of that power ..... bobford
>
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> --- On Tue, 10/28/08, eureka at hctc.net <eureka at hctc.net> wrote:
>
>> From: eureka at hctc.net <eureka at hctc.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Old books
>> To: homestead at lists.ibiblio.org
>> Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 8:23 AM
>> This is true here. I don't use the library much because
>> they don't often order books I read. The general
>> population wants fluffy fiction, so that's what they
>> serve. All controversial books conveniently
>> "disappear"
>> from their holdings, no doubt incinerated in someone's
>> burn pile.
>>
>> But they provide good kid's programs and Internet
>> access,
>> and a charming location for community building so we
>> always help them raise money. They get almost nothing from
>> the government.
>>
>> --Sage
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:55:49 -0800
>>   "Lynda" <lurine at softcom.net> wrote:
>> > Well, a well stocked library could be construed as
>> being
>> >anti any government
>> > as it gives one the opportunity to read about things
>> >most governments don't
>> > want you to know. <g>
>> >
>> > Most modern interpretations of socialism = forced
>> >sharing.  Libraries don't
>> > force sharing.  And, before anyone jumps on the taxes
>> >bandwagon, most
>> > libraries get most/a lot of their funding from local
>> >folks doing fundraising
>> > and from book sales!
>> >
>> > Lynda
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