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http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/11/29/3821314.htm

http://www.thehour.com/story/460519

Children to be banned from libraries soon????

http://www.news4jax.com/news/18498895/detail.html

I seriously doubt there's enough lead in books, combined with enough constant exposure to said lead, to cause any problems with children in libraries. I am confident (though never 100% positive) that this will not pass on the grounds of simple common sense.

--DiB

I sure hope common sense prevails! BUT I must also state that if the threat is real, then it would be appropriate NOT to ban children, but to FIX the problem. IF there is that much lead in ink, use a non-lead based ink, and REPRINT the books.


Maybe this is just a way to get a lot of books reprinted, and resold!!!

Don't mess with librarians from Iowa:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ye ... book1.html

clong wrote:

Don't mess with librarians from Iowa:

Yeah, watch out, we're tough!!!

I grew up about 20 miles from this town. My mother sent me the artical out of the Cedar Rapids Gazette in an email, I forwarded it on to my library director and sent a copy to my friend on the paper, they both thought it was great! My library director then showed it to a board member who came in and she wanted a copy of it to bring to the board meeting we're having this Monday, that should be interesting! We have called the police to get items back before but never filed a theft charge. My husband said we should print it off in bold type and post the story in the library, I personally think that's a great idea, not returning books is considered theft but most people don't think of it that way, maybe seeing this artical will change peoples minds!

This is all I have to say, cuz if I say any more I'd rant forever and most of what I said would be less than not nice!

That Xinos guy just wants people to feel as miserable as he does. In the longer trend of things, that eleven-year-old's opinion is going to hold more weight than his.

My favorite part of the "If you want something, pay for it" argument is that that's what those people are doing there--showing their want and need for a library, which infers they're willing to take the tax increase. That's why that meeting is happening, so that they can come to a municipal decision. That's the "real world" for you, Mr. Xinos.

--PolarisDiB

clong wrote:Children to be banned from libraries soon????

http://www.news4jax.com/news/18498895/detail.html

Shouldn't that have a heading of "When good people make stupid decisions"?

This sounds more like those idiotic researchers who come up with anything just so as to have a paper. First the lead in the ink then the rays from the computer then the meat in the sandwich. What's next?

There is such a thing as over-protection and it has seen a dramatic rise of ignorance in this media-generation which - in general - does not like to think for itself.

"I understand that my philosophy is conservative," Xinos says, adding that government just needs to catch bad guys, put out fires, fix the streets and make sure buildings are sturdy.

He campaigned, successfully, against a plan to bring subsidized housing for seniors into town by declaring, "I don't want to live next to poor people. I don't want poor people in my town."

A poor kid who grew up in Berwyn and worked in his dad's cafeteria in Chicago, Xinos went to law school and served in the Marines. Xinos says he speaks for Oak Brook's view of the Teamsters when he says, "Nobody here likes those kind of people."

Reminds me of the 'umble Uriah Heep. It all screams massive inferiority complex.

Well, the latter looks like good news, for a change...

clong wrote:http://www.artsjournal.com/realclearart ... -high.html

Good news. But in my area, I know there is more attendance and visitors, but mostly due to wanting to get on the computers and hit the internet. Many people do not want to pay 20 bucks a month (or whatever) to surf. There are also many free classes at our libraries and many people are now attending these.

In our library, the computers are always busy (but not usually with a waiting line). But the checkout area is also usually busy. In fact, last year they had to put up a waiting line area for the checkout so that people could be more fairly served. (In a crowded area it is hard for the well-intentioned to know who is next and there is a blatant invitation for the selfish to grab a space out of turn.)

I know that Columbia isn't exactly an average town, with three colleges providing the major job market and attracting students and visitors each year. But then, I don't believe that there is an average town, so I doubt this is truly significant.

The article didn't mention bookmobile service. In the 1940s in St. Louis, Bookmobiles came to the schools on a regular basis; parents knew the bookmobile schedule and came to the school to check out books at the same time the school children used the bookmobile. In mid-missouri, bookmobile service is growing. I wonder if the statistics about rural areas looked into bookmobile attendance?

Sue